A randomised controlled trial of an exercise intervention to reduce functional decline and health service utilisation in the hospitalised elderly

Australasian Journal on Ageing

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 126-133

  Jones, Catherine T ^a   Lowe, Adrian J ^a   MacGregor, Lachlan ^a   Brand, Caroline A ^a   Tweddle, Nicole ^a   Russell, David M ^a  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Aged; Exercise; Inpatients; Length of stay

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846493787     PISSN: 14406381     EISSN: 17416612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2006.00167.x     Document Type: Article

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