Integrative review of physical activity intervention research with aging adults

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1159-1168

  Conn, Vicki S ^a   Minor, Marian A ^a   Burks, Kathryn J ^a   Rantz, Marilyn J ^a   Pomeroy, Sherry H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Elderly; Exercise; Intervention

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; CLINICAL TRIAL; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EXERCISE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GERONTOLOGICAL RESEARCH; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL STRESS; PROBLEM SOLVING; REINFORCEMENT; RELAPSE; REVIEW; SELF MONITORING; SEX DIFFERENCE; WALKING;

AGED; AGING; EXERCISE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; PHYSICAL FITNESS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 0042021916     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1532-5415.2003.51365.x     Document Type: Review

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