What influences physical activity among elders? A Turkish experience from Ankara, Turkey

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 79-88

  Aslan, Dilek ^a   Özcebe, Hilal ^a   Temel, Fehminaz ^a   Takmaz, Sinem ^a   Topatan, Sena ^a   Şahin, Ayşegül ^a   Arikan, Mücella ^a   Tanriverdi, Burcu ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Factors influencing physical activity in elderly; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETIREMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SECURITY; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; ODDS RATIO; SEX FACTORS; TURKEY;

EID: 36448980962     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2007.03.001     Document Type: Article

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