Physical activity and health - Related quality of life in overweight/obese elderly women

Journal of Human Movement Studies

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 245-255

  Mota, J ^a   Ribeiro, J L ^a   Carvalho, J ^a   De Gaspar Matos, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Elderly; Health related quality of life; Obesity; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

EID: 18644384479     PISSN: 03067297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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