Physical activity and pet ownership in year 3 of the Health ABC study

Journal of Aging and Physical Activity

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 154-168

  Thorpe Jr , Roland J ^a   Kreisle, Regina A ^b   Glickman, Lawrence T ^b   Simonsick, Eleanor M ^a   Newman, Anne B ^c   Kritchevsky, Stephen ^d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Pets; Walking

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; EXERCISE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SOCIAL STATUS; WALKING;

EID: 33645526097     PISSN: 10638652     EISSN: 1543267X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/japa.14.2.154     Document Type: Article

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