The link between physical activity and cognitive dysfunction in Alzheimer disease

Physical Therapy

Volumn 95, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1046-1060

  Phillips, Cristy ^a   Baktir, Mehmet Akif ^b,c,d   Das, Devsmita ^e   Lin, Bill ^c   Salehii, Ahmad ^e  

^a ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COGNITION DISORDERS; HUMAN; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PSYCHOLOGY;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COGNITION DISORDERS; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES;

EID: 84936151370     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: 15386724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20140212     Document Type: Article

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