Correlates of functional fitness in older adults

International Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 311-318

  Konopack, James F ^a   Marquez, David X ^a   Hu, Liang ^a   Elavsky, Steriani ^a   McAuley, Edward ^a   Kramer, Arthur F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Function; Health; Latent factors; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC EXERCISE; AGED; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CHRONIC DISEASE; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SELF EFFICACY; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 56249135572     PISSN: 10705503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10705500802365557     Document Type: Article

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