Role of physical exercise in Alzheimer's disease (Review)
- Authors:
- Wei‑Wei Chen
- Xia Zhang
- Wen‑Juan Huang
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Affiliations: Department of Neurology, Xuzhou Central Hospital, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221009, P.R. China - Published online on: February 22, 2016 https://doi.org/10.3892/br.2016.607
- Pages: 403-407
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Copyright: © Chen et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.
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