Quality of life and psychosocial health in postmenopausal women achieving public health guidelines for physical activity

Menopause

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 64-71

  Vallance, Jeff K ^a   Murray, Terra C ^a   Johnson, Steven T ^b   Elavsky, Steriani ^c  

^a ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health related quality of life; Pedometers; Physical activity; Postmenopause

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; MENTAL HEALTH; PEDOMETER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSTAL MAIL; POSTMENOPAUSE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SOCIAL ASPECT; WALKING; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

AGED; ALBERTA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; QUALITY OF LIFE; WALKING;

EID: 74549172079     PISSN: 10723714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e3181b6690c     Document Type: Article

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