Why Older Australians Participate in Exercise and Sport

Journal of Aging and Physical Activity

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 185-198

  Kolt, Gregory S ^a   Driver, Ruth P ^a   Giles, Lynne C ^b  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^b Div of Rehabilitation and Aged Care   (Australia)

Author keywords

Older adults; Participation motives

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EDUCATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; GENDER; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATION; PARTICIPATION MOTIVATION QUESTIONNAIRE FOR OLDER ADULTS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECOGNITION; SPORT; SWIMMING; TENNIS; WALKING;

EID: 1842680160     PISSN: 10638652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/japa.12.2.185     Document Type: Article

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