Physical activity levels of older community-dwelling adults are influenced by summer weather variables

Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 182-190

  Brandon, Caitlin A ^a   Gill, Dawn P ^b   Speechley, Mark ^c   Gilliland, Jason ^a   Jones, Gareth R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accelerometry; Fitness; Meteorology; Seniors

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AGE; AGED; AIR POLLUTION; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CANADA; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEAT; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SEASON; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIR POLLUTION; CANADA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SEASONS;

EID: 66149136863     PISSN: 17155312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/H09-004     Document Type: Article

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