Do walking and leisure-time physical activity protect against arthritis in older women?

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 62, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1086-1091

  Heesch, K C ^a   Brown, W J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; HEALTH SURVEY; WALKING; WOMENS HEALTH;

AGED; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SELF REPORT; WALKING;

AGED; ARTHRITIS; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WALKING;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 57349182180     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2007.072215     Document Type: Article

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