Recruiting community-dwelling elderly at risk for physical disability into exercise research

Journal of Aging and Physical Activity

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 229-241

  Marx, Marcia S ^a   Cohen Mansfield, Jiska ^a   Guralnik, Jack M ^b  

^a Hebrew Home of Greater Washington   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

Geriatric; Participant retention; Physically frail; Recruitment strategies

Indexed keywords

ADVERTIZING; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PUBLICATION; TELEPHONE;

EID: 0037388615     PISSN: 10638652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/japa.11.2.229     Document Type: Article

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