Physical Activity and Alzheimer Disease: A Protective Association

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 91, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 999-1020

  Santos Lozano, Alejandro ^a,b   Pareja Galeano, Helios ^a,c   Sanchis Gomar, Fabian ^a   Quindós Rubial, Miguel ^d   Fiuza Luces, Carmen ^a   Cristi Montero, Carlos ^e   Emanuele, Enzo ^g   Garatachea, Nuria ^a,d,f   Lucia, Alejandro ^a,c  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

^b EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY MIGUEL DE CERVANTES   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD EUROPEA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^e PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE VALPARAÍSO   (Chile)

^f Instituto de Salud Carlos III   (Spain)

^g 2E Science ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMERICAN; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; EXERCISE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; JAPANESE (PEOPLE); MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY CONTROL; RATING SCALE; RISK REDUCTION; SELF REPORT; SITTING; SPORT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VERY ELDERLY; PROTECTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; EXERCISE; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROTECTIVE FACTORS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84991782554     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: 19425546     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2016.04.024     Document Type: Article

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