Leisure-time exercise and overall physical activity in older women caregivers and non-caregivers from the Caregiver-SOF study

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 226-229

  Fredman, Lisa ^a   Bertrand, Rosanna M ^a   Martire, Lynn M ^b   Hochberg, Marc ^c   Harris, Emily L ^d  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Elderly; Leisure time exercise; Physical activity; Women

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; HUMAN; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LOGISTIC MODELS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33748310871     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2006.04.009     Document Type: Article

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