Nifty after fifty: Evaluation of a physical activity directory for older people

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 524-528

  Miller, Ruth ^a   Miller, Yvette D ^b  

^a Brisbane Southside Public Health Unit   (Australia)

^b SYDNEY SOUTH WEST AREA HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AWARENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; TELEPHONE;

EID: 0142092519     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-842X.2003.tb00827.x     Document Type: Article

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