Feelings of well being in elderly people: Relationship to physical activity and physical function

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 306-312

  Garatachea, Nuria ^a   Molinero, Olga ^a   Martínez García, Raquel ^a   Jiménez Jiménez, Rodrigo ^a   González Gallego, Javier ^a   Márquez, Sara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dependence of the elderly; Physical activity; Physical function; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BARTHEL INDEX; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SPAIN; WELLBEING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; POSTURAL BALANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPAIN;

EID: 62949180314     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2008.02.010     Document Type: Article

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