Relative association of processing speed, short-term memory and sustained attention with task on gait speed: A study of community-dwelling people 50 years and older

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1407-1414

  Killane, Isabelle ^a   Donoghue, Orna A ^a   Savva, George M ^a,b,c   Cronin, Hilary ^a   Kenny, Rose Anne ^a,b   Reilly, Richard B ^a,b  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive Function; Community Dwelling; Gait Speed

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ATTENTION; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SHORT TERM MEMORY; WALKING;

AGED; AGING; ATTENTION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; WALKING;

EID: 84911140477     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glu140     Document Type: Article

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