Utility of the number of steps walked daily as a health promotion parameter in community-dwelling elderly persons

Japanese Journal of Geriatrics

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 726-733

  Shibutani, Takahiro ^a  

^a OSAKA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aged; Number of steps walked daily; Taking a walk; Walking speed

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; WALKING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; WALKING;

EID: 38549095469     PISSN: 03009173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3143/geriatrics.44.726     Document Type: Article

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