Do "young-old" exercisers feel better than sedentary persons? A cohort study in Switzerland

Canadian Journal on Aging

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 155-165

  Lalive d'Epinay, Christian J ^a   Bickel, Jean François ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aging; Cohort study; Physical exercise; Switzerland; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SELF REPORT; SWITZERLAND; WELLBEING;

EID: 0041926606     PISSN: 07149808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0714980800004475     Document Type: Article

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