Observing body position of older adults while gardening for health benefits and risks

Activities, Adaptation and Aging

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 31-38

  Park, Sin Ae ^a   Shoemaker, Candice A ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bodily pain; Human issues in horticulture; Lower back pain; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 70450209079     PISSN: 01924788     EISSN: 15444368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01924780902718582     Document Type: Article

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