Physical activity and older people: A walk a day keeps the doctor away

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 207-208

  Ettinger, Walter H ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; NOTE; STATISTICS; WALKING;

AGED; AGING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; WALKING;

EID: 0030075591     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1996.tb02442.x     Document Type: Editorial

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