Yearlong physical activity and health-related quality of life in older Japanese adults: The nakanojo study

Journal of Aging and Physical Activity

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 288-301

  Yasunaga, Akitomo ^a   Togo, Fumiharu ^a   Watanabe, Eiji ^b   Park, Hyuntae ^c   Shephard, Roy J ^d   Aoyagi, Yukitoshi ^a  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF GERONTOLOGY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HUMAN ARTS AND SCIENCES   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accelerometer; Aging; Moderate exercise duration; Perceived health; Step count

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETRY; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JAPAN; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX DIFFERENTIATION;

EID: 33746756628     PISSN: 10638652     EISSN: 1543267X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/japa.14.3.288     Document Type: Article

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