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Experimental Aging Research
An International Journal Devoted to the Scientific Study of the Aging Process
Volume 38, 2012 - Issue 2
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Cognitive and Neural Correlates of Aerobic Fitness in Obese Older Adults

Julie M. Bugg Department of Psychology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Krupa Shah Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA
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Dennis T. Villareal Division of Geriatrics and Nutritional Science, Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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Denise Head Departments of Psychology and Radiology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Pages 131-145 | Received 10 Aug 2010, Accepted 13 Feb 2011, Published online: 09 Mar 2012

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