Older adults, chronic disease and leisure-time physical activity

Gerontology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 64-72

  Ashe, Maureen C ^a,e   Miller, William C ^a,b   Eng, Janice J ^a   Noreau, Luc ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^d CENTER FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH IN REHABILITATION AND SOCIAL INTEGRATION   (Canada)

^e CENTRE FOR HIP HEALTH AND MOBILITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chronic disease; Health survey; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GARDENING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INCOME; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PAIN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SELF REPORT; STROKE; WALKING; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CANADA; CHRONIC DISEASE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 59749092754     PISSN: 0304324X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000141518     Document Type: Article

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