Physical activity as a predictor of health and disability in 75- and 80-year-old men and women: A five-year longitudinal study

Journal of Aging and Physical Activity

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 141-156

  Laukkanen, Pia ^a   Kauppinen, Markku ^a   Heikkinen, Eino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

ADL; Aging; Disease severity; Functional capacity; Health status

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000806667     PISSN: 10638652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/japa.6.2.141     Document Type: Article

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