The effect of exercise on physical fitness and quality of life in postmenopausal women

Maturitas

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 71-77

  Teoman, Nursen ^a   Özcan, Ayşe ^a   Acar, Berrin ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Exercise; Menopause; Physical fitness; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; DYNAMIC EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; PHYSICAL STRESS; POSTMENOPAUSE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRENGTH; STUDENT T TEST;

EID: 0345736936     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5122(03)00241-X     Document Type: Article

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