Day-to-day variability of physical activity of older adults living in the community

Journal of Aging and Physical Activity

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 75-86

  Nicolai, Simone ^a   Benzinger, Petra ^a   Skelton, Dawn A ^b   Aminian, Kamiar ^c   Becker, Clemens ^a   Lindemann, Ulrich ^a  

^a ROBERT BOSCH HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^b GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

7 day activity monitoring; Body fixed sensor; Physical performance; Short physical performance battery

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; WALKING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; WALKING;

EID: 75649141758     PISSN: 10638652     EISSN: 1543267X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/japa.18.1.75     Document Type: Article

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