Factors associated with physical inactivity amongst elderly women in low-income communities;Fatores associados à inatividade física em mulheres idosas em comunidades de baixa renda

Revista de Salud Publica

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 39-49

  Tribess, Sheilla ^a   Virtuoso Júnior, Jair Sindra ^b   Petroski, Edio Luiz ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PIAUÍ   (Brazil)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Age; Body image (source: MeSH; NLM); Physical activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349595886     PISSN: 01240064     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0124-00642009000100005     Document Type: Article

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