Physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness, and cognition across the lifespan

Social Neuroscience and Public Health: Foundations for the Science of Chronic Disease Prevention

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 235-252

  McAuley, Edward ^a   Mullen, Sean P ^a   Hillman, Charles H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-6852-3_14     Document Type: Chapter

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