Perceptions of physical fitness and exercise activity among older adults

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 542-547

  Melillo, Karen Devereaux ^a,b   Futrell, May ^a   Williamson, Eileen ^a   Chamberlain, Claire ^a   Bourque, Anne Marie ^a   MacDonnell, Marilyn ^a   Phaneuf, Julie P ^b  

^a Department of Nursing ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 0030096815     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.1996.tb00017.x     Document Type: Article

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