The Effect of Exercise Training on Cognitive Function in Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Nicola Gates; Maria A. Fiatarone Singh; Perminder S Sachdev; Michael Valenzuela

doi:10.1016/j.jagp.2013.02.018

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The Effect of Exercise Training on Cognitive Function in Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Nicola Gates Maria A. Fiatarone Singh Perminder S Sachdev

Michael Valenzuela

The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry Vol. 21 No. 11 pp. 1086-1097 · Elsevier BV

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Published: Nov 01, 2013
Vol/Issue: 21(11)
Pages: 1086-1097
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Authors

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Nicola Gates

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Maria A. Fiatarone Singh

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Perminder S Sachdev

Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA), School of Clinical Medicine, University of New South Wales , Sydney, New South Wales,

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Michael Valenzuela

Cite This Article

Nicola Gates, Maria A. Fiatarone Singh, Perminder S Sachdev, et al. (2013). The Effect of Exercise Training on Cognitive Function in Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 21(11), 1086-1097. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2013.02.018

The Effect of Exercise Training on Cognitive Function in Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

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