Recruitment of older adults for a randomized, controlled trial of exercise advice in a general practice setting

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 477-481

  Halbert, Julie A ^a,e   Silagy, Christopher A ^a   Finucane, Paul ^b   Withers, Robert T ^c   Hamdorf, Phil A ^d  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b REPATRIATION GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Exercise training; General practice; Older adults; Recruitment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BUDGET; CASE FINDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERONTOLOGICAL RESEARCH; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRODUCTIVITY; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 0032958961     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1999.tb07242.x     Document Type: Article

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