Customary physical activity and physical health outcomes in later life

Age and Ageing

Volumn 27, Issue SUPPL. 3, 1998, Pages 29-34

  Bath, Peter A ^a   Morgan, Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activity; Ageing; Exercise; Health; Mortality; Survival; Wellbeing

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SMOKING; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED KINGDOM; WEIGHT;

EID: 0031788508     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/27.suppl_3.29     Document Type: Article

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