Physical inactivity in New Zealanders aged 60 years and older

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 111, Issue 1063, 1998, Pages 115-117

  Galgali, Geetha ^a   Norton, Robyn ^a   Campbell, A John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0032502421     PISSN: 00288446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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