Exercise, physical function and health perceptions of older people

Physiotherapy

Volumn 84, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 598-602

  Cochrane, T ^a   Munro, J ^a   Davey, R ^a   Nicholl, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageing; Cost effective care; Health promotion; Health status; Independent living; Preventing falls

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BACK; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; GRIP STRENGTH; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; SHOULDER; SITTING; STANDING; WALKING; WALKING SPEED;

EID: 3743139449     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9406(05)66153-6     Document Type: Article

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