Physical activity and psychological well-being in older women

Women's Health Issues

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 3-9

  Gill, Diane L ^a   Williams, Kathleen ^a   Williams, Lavon ^a   Butki, Brian D ^a   Kim, Byoung Jun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF REPORT; WELLBEING;

EID: 0031014244     PISSN: 10493867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1049-3867(96)00033-3     Document Type: Article

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