Resistance Training and Executive Functions
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- 25 January 2010
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Internal Medicine
- Vol. 170 (2), 170-178
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2009.494
Abstract
Cognitive decline among persons 65 years or older (hereinafter seniors) is a pressing health care issue. Effective pharmacologic treatment of mild cognitive impairment and dementia remains a major medical challenge.1 Hence, effective primary prevention strategies for cognitive decline would greatly benefit individuals and society.Keywords
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