Examining the association between quadriceps strength and cognitive performance in the elderly

Medicine (United States)

Volumn 94, Issue 32, 2015, Pages

  Chen, Wei Liang ^a,b   Peng, Tao Chun ^a   Sun, Yu Shan ^a   Yang, Hui Fang ^a   Liaw, Fang Yih ^a,b   Wu, Li Wei ^a   Chang, Yaw Wen ^a   Kao, Tung Wei ^a,c   Gharaei, Helen ^d  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITION; DEMOGRAPHY; DIGIT SYMBOL SUBSTITUTION TEST; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; VERY ELDERLY; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NUTRITION SURVEYS; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 84942418010     PISSN: 00257974     EISSN: 15365964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000001335     Document Type: Article

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