A little exercise

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1154-1156

  Ferrucci, Luigi ^a,b   Simonsick, Eleanor M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^b HARBOR HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; CLIMBING; EDITORIAL; ELDERLY CARE; ENERGY COST; EXERCISE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LIFESTYLE INTERVENTIONS AND INDEPENDENCE FOR ELDERS PILOT STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; PILOT STUDY; POPULATION RISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED STATES; WALKING;

EID: 33845937112     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/61.11.1154     Document Type: Editorial

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