Health promotion in older adults: Prescribing exercise for the frail and home bound

Geriatrics

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 22-27

  Struck, Bryan D ^a   Ross, Karen M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Counselling; Exercise; Frail home bound elderly; Physical activity program

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOMEBOUND PATIENT; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; LEG MOVEMENT; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRESCRIPTION; REVIEW; TRAINING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EXERCISE THERAPY; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRICS; HOMEBOUND PERSONS; HUMANS;

EID: 33646866550     PISSN: 0016867X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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