Differential determinants of men's and women's everyday physical activity in later life

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Chipperfield, Judith G ^a   Newall, Nancy E ^a   Chuchmach, Loring P ^a   Swift, Audrey U ^a   Haynes, Tara L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Actigraph; Activity; Gender; Health; Living arrangements

Indexed keywords

ACTIMETRY; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY LIVING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 46949094376     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/63.4.S211     Document Type: Article

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