From a postal questionnaire of older men, healthy lifestyle factors reduced the onset of and may have increased recovery from mobility limitation

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 831-840

  Wannamethee, S Goya ^a   Ebrahim, Shah ^b   Papacosta, Olia ^a   Shaper, A Gerald ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic disease; Longitudinal study; Mobility limitation; Modifiable lifestyle factors; Recovery; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MANUAL LABOR; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSTAL MAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL CLASS; WALKING;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; POSTAL SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; WALKING;

EID: 22044447485     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2005.01.007     Document Type: Article

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