Health benefits of physical activity in older patients: A review

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 303-320

  Vogel, T ^a,b   Brechat, P H ^b,c,d   Lepretre P M ^b,e   Kaltenbach, G ^b   Berthel, M ^b   Lonsdorfer, J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF STRASBOURG   (France)

^b Ctr de Gerontologie des Hop Univ   (France)

^c HÔPITAL FERNAND WIDAL   (France)

^d Ecole Nationale de la Sante Publique   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE PICARDIE JULES VERNE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; METFORMIN; PLACEBO; LIPID;

AEROBIC EXERCISE; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BICYCLE; BONE DENSITY; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PREVENTION; COLON CANCER; DEMENTIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; FALLING; GARDENING; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MORTALITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SCORING SYSTEM; STROKE; WALKING; WEIGHT REDUCTION; AGED; BLOOD; BODY COMPOSITION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CORONARY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; EXERCISE; FITNESS; FRACTURES, BONE; KINESIOTHERAPY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; VERY ELDERLY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY COMPOSITION; BONE DENSITY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CORONARY DISEASE; DEMENTIA; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; EXERCISE; EXERCISE THERAPY; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LIPIDS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; WALKING;

EID: 58649087170     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2008.01957.x     Document Type: Review

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