Physical activity and fitness among midlife and older rural women

Journal of Aging and Physical Activity

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 327-342

  Hageman, Patricia A ^a   Walker, Susan Noble ^b   Pullen, Carol H ^b   Boeckner, Linda S ^b,c   Oberdorfer, Maureen K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Body composition; Flexibility; Strength; VO2max

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BODY MASS; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OSTEOPOROSIS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 22544440849     PISSN: 10638652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/japa.13.3.327     Document Type: Article

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