Are rural older Icelanders less physically active than those living in urban areas? A population-based study

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 409-417

  Arnadottir, Solveig A ^a   Lundin Olsson, Lillemor ^a   Gunnarsdottir, Elin D ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AKUREYRI   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Aging; physical activity; Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly; rural; urban

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; ICELAND; LEISURE; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RESIDENTIAL HOME; RURAL AREA; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN AREA; WORK;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ICELAND; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION; WORK;

EID: 66849140920     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494809102776     Document Type: Article

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