Benefits of exercise for older persons

JAMA

Volumn 277, Issue 23, 1997, Pages 1863-1864

  Applegate, William B ^a   Pahor, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALENDRONIC ACID; BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; DONEPEZIL; ESTROGEN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; TACRINE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISABILITY; EXERCISE; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; OSTEOPENIA; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; LONG TERM CARE;

AGED; DEMENTIA; DIPHOSPHONATES; EXERCISE; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE;

EID: 0030909537     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.277.23.1863     Document Type: Short Survey

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