Leisure-time physical activity among older adults: United States, 1990

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 156, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1321-1326

  Yusuf, Hussain R ^a,b   Croft, Janet B ^a   Giles, Wayne H ^a   Anda, Robert F ^a   Casper, Michele L ^a   Caspersen, Carl J ^a   Jones, Deborah A ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LEISURE; LIFESTYLE; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPORT; STRESS; SWIMMING; WALKING;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; EXERTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029884618     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.156.12.1321     Document Type: Article

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