Perceived constraints on physical exercise among obese and non-obese older people

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 506-510

  Sallinen, Janne ^a   Leinonen, Raija ^a,b   Hirvensalo, Mirja ^a   Lyyra, Tiina Mari ^a   Heikkinen, Eino ^a   Rantanen, Taina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b GeroCenter Foundation for Research and Development   (Finland)

Author keywords

Exercise; Obesity; Overweight; Physical activity; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXERCISE; FALLING; FATIGUE; FEAR; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PAIN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 70749098376     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2009.10.001     Document Type: Article

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