"You aren't going to get better by just sitting around": Physical activity perceptions, motivations, and barriers in adults 75 years of age or older

American Journal of Geriatric Cardiology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 33-37

  Grossman, Melanie D ^a   Stewart, Anita L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; CONFERENCE PAPER; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; INFORMATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MOTIVATION; PATIENT COUNSELING; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICIAN; POOR GENERAL CONDITION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SITTING;

EID: 0037233909     PISSN: 10767460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1076-7460.2003.01753.x     Document Type: Article

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