Gait speed under varied challenges and cognitive decline in older persons: a prospective study

AUTOR(ES)

Deshpande, Nandini

FONTE

Oxford University Press

RESUMO

Objective: to examine whether usual gait speed, fast gait speed or speed while walking with a cognitive or neuromuscular challenge predicts evolving cognitive decline over 3 years.

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