Physical activity guidelines for older adults

American Family Physician

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 55-59

  Elsawy, Bassem ^a,b   Higgins, Kim E ^a  

^a Methodist Charlton Medical Center   (United States)

^b Methodist Charlton Medical Center ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC EXERCISE; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; DISABILITY; FALLING; FITNESS; HABIT; HEART DISEASE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LUNG DISEASE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MUSCLE TRAINING; NEOPLASM; OBESITY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; STROKE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 75749099808     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: 0002838X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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