Editorial: Exercise and quality of life: Which comes first?

Menopause

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 8-9

  Nejat, Edward J ^a   Santoro, Nanette ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; EXERCISE; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; OBESITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; QUALITY OF LIFE; AGED; FEMALE; LIFESTYLE; MOTIVATION; NOTE;

AGED; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MOTIVATION; POSTMENOPAUSE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 74549127541     PISSN: 10723714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e3181c60a94     Document Type: Editorial

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