Exercise and the health of the elderly

American Journal of Geriatric Cardiology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 24-32

  Fries, James F ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISABILITY; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MEDICARE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REVIEW;

EID: 0030998383     PISSN: 10767460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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