Physical activity, physical function, and stages of change in older adults

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 70-80

  Riebe, Deborah ^a   Garber, Carol Ewing ^b   Rossi, Joseph S ^a   Greaney, Mary L ^a   Nigg, Claudio R ^c   Lees, Faith D ^a   Burbank, Patricia M ^a   Clark, Philip G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Exercise; Functional ability; Leisure activity; Transtheoretical model

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

EID: 12344290466     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.29.1.6     Document Type: Article

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