Age, period, and cohort effects on physical activity among elderly men during 10 years of follow-up: The Zutphen elderly study

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 1998, Pages

  Bijnen, Fransje C H ^a,b   Feskens, Edith J M ^b   Caspersen, Carl J ^c   Mosterd, Willem L ^a   Kromhout, Daan ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; HUMAN; MALE; NETHERLANDS ANTILLES; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WALKING;

EID: 0031780485     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/53A.3.M235     Document Type: Article

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