Physical activity and depressive symptoms in Taiwanese older adults: A seven-year follow-up study

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 250-255

  Ku, Po Wen ^a   Fox, Kenneth R ^b   Chen, Li Jung ^c  

^a NATIONAL CHANGHUA UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN SPORT UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Depression; Exercise; Older people; Physical activity; Prospective

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TAIWAN;

AGED; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; TAIWAN;

EID: 61649094929     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2009.01.006     Document Type: Article

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