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Use it and Still Lose it? The association Between Activity and Cognitive Performance Established Using Latent Growth Techniques in a Community Sample

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2003

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MacKinnon, Andrew
Christensen, Helen
Jorm, Anthony F
Korten, Ailsa
Hofer, Scott

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Swets Zeitlinger BV

Abstract

The idea that activity, both physical and mental, may be a protective factor against cognitive decline in later life has enjoyed currency in both the popular and general medical literature. However, considerable uncertainty remains about the relationship

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Keywords: adult; aged; aging; article; cognition; community; controlled study; correlation analysis; data analysis; female; follow up; growth; health status; human; human experiment; lifespan; male; mental performance; methodology; normal human; physical activity;

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/76821

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ANU Research Publications

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Aging, Neuropsychology and Cognition

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Journal article

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10.1076/anec.10.3.215.16451

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