Predictors of physical activity behavior in older community-dwelling adults

Journal of Allied Health

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 8-17

  Browning, Colette ^a   Sims, Jane ^a,d   Kendig, Hal ^b   Teshuva, Karen ^c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEMOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 63549145151     PISSN: 00907421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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