Day length and weather conditions profoundly affect physical activity levels in older functionally impaired people

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 305-309

  Sumukadas, D ^a,b   Witham, M ^a   Struthers, A ^a   McMurdo, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABNORMALITY; ACCELEROMETER; ACTIVITY PATTERN; CLIMATE EFFECT; DAY LENGTH; ELDERLY POPULATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; WIND VELOCITY;

AGED; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DAY LENGTH; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRECIPITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; WEATHER; WIND; WINTER;

ACCELERATION; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; SUNLIGHT; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; WEATHER;

EID: 66149088529     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2008.080838     Document Type: Article

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