Cognitive Benefits of Social Dancing and Walking in Old Age: The Dancing Mind Randomized Controlled Trial
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Cognitive Benefits of Social Dancing and Walking in Old Age: The Dancing Mind Randomized Controlled Trial
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عنوان ژورنال: Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1663-4365
DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2016.00026