Prevalence of physical inactivity and recommended physical activity in community-based adults with mental retardation

Mental Retardation

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 436-444

  Draheim, Christopher C ^a   Williams, Daniel P ^c   McCubbin, Jeffrey A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DOWN SYNDROME; EXERCISE; HUMAN; LEISURE; LIFESTYLE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESIDENTIAL HOME; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DOWN SYNDROME; EXERCISE; GROUP HOMES; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LIFE STYLE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036885148     PISSN: 00476765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/0047-6765(2002)040<0436:POPIAR>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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