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Improvement of cognitive function after physical movement training in institutionalized very frail older adults with dementia

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Improvement of cognitive function after physical movement training in institutionalized very frail older adults with dementia. / Thurm, Franka; Scharpf, Andrea; Liebermann, Nadine et al.
In: GeroPsych: The Journal of Gerontopsychology and Geriatric Psychiatry, Vol. 24, No. 4, 31.12.2011, p. 197-208.

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Thurm, F, Scharpf, A, Liebermann, N, Kolassa, S, Elbert, T, Luchtenberg, D, Woll, A & Kolassa, IT 2011, 'Improvement of cognitive function after physical movement training in institutionalized very frail older adults with dementia', GeroPsych: The Journal of Gerontopsychology and Geriatric Psychiatry, vol. 24, no. 4, pp. 197-208. https://doi.org/10.1024/1662-9647/a000048

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Thurm, F., Scharpf, A., Liebermann, N., Kolassa, S., Elbert, T., Luchtenberg, D., Woll, A., & Kolassa, I. T. (2011). Improvement of cognitive function after physical movement training in institutionalized very frail older adults with dementia. GeroPsych: The Journal of Gerontopsychology and Geriatric Psychiatry, 24(4), 197-208. https://doi.org/10.1024/1662-9647/a000048

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Thurm F, Scharpf A, Liebermann N, Kolassa S, Elbert T, Luchtenberg D et al. Improvement of cognitive function after physical movement training in institutionalized very frail older adults with dementia. GeroPsych: The Journal of Gerontopsychology and Geriatric Psychiatry. 2011 Dec 31;24(4):197-208. Epub 2011 Dec 20. doi: 10.1024/1662-9647/a000048

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Thurm, Franka ; Scharpf, Andrea ; Liebermann, Nadine et al. / Improvement of cognitive function after physical movement training in institutionalized very frail older adults with dementia. In: GeroPsych: The Journal of Gerontopsychology and Geriatric Psychiatry. 2011 ; Vol. 24, No. 4. pp. 197-208.

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