Factors influencing the physical activity levels of older people from culturally-diverse communities: An Australian experience

Ageing and Society

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1275-1294

  Bird, Stephen ^a   Radermacher, Harriet ^b   Feldman, Susan ^b   Sims, Jane ^b   Kurowski, William ^c   Browning, Colette ^b   Thomas, Shane ^b  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Barriers; Cultural diversity; Ethnic minorities; Ethnicity; Older adults; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ELDERLY POPULATION; ETHNIC MINORITY; ETHNICITY; FACTOR ANALYSIS; HEALTH AND SAFETY; HEALTH STATUS;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 72849144324     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: 14691779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X09008617     Document Type: Article

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