Recommending exercise to healthy older adults: The preparticipation evaluation and exercise prescription

Physician and Sportsmedicine

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 42-62

  Kligman, Evan W ^a   Hewitt, Michael J ^a   Crowell, Douglas L ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BODY COMPOSITION; BONE DENSITY; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELDERLY CARE; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REVIEW;

EID: 0032729626     PISSN: 00913847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00913847.1999.11439370     Document Type: Review

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