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Comment
. 2015 Jan;18(1):4.
doi: 10.1136/eb-2014-101737. Epub 2014 Mar 25.

Exercise programmes for older people with dementia may have an effect on cognitive function and activities of daily living, but studies give inconsistent results

Eric D Vidoni  1 , Jeffrey M Burns  1
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Exercise programmes for older people with dementia may have an effect on cognitive function and activities of daily living, but studies give inconsistent results

Eric D Vidoni et al. Evid Based Nurs. 2015 Jan.
No abstract available

Keywords: Complementary Medicine.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests

EV reports grants from NIH during the conduct of the study, while Avid Pharmaceuticals has provided additional support for an exercise trial in non-demented older adults (PI Burns, R01AG043962) which EV and JB worked on.

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