Promotion of exercise prescriptions in general practice for older populations

Geriatrics and Aging

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 20-23

  Swinburn, Boyd ^a   Sager, Richard ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Greater Green Triangle University Department of Rural Health   (Australia)

Author keywords

Barriers; Exercise prescriptions; General practitioner; Health gains; Health promotion; Training

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMPETITION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG MARKETING; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ELDERLY CARE; EXERCISE; FALLING; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; RISK MANAGEMENT; WRITING;

EID: 0041565168     PISSN: 14888408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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