Evidence-based interventions to increase physical activity among older adults

Activities, Adaptation and Aging

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 39-52

  Conn, Vicki S ^a   Isaramalai, Sang Arun ^b   Banks Wallace, Joanne ^a   Ulbrich, Sherri ^c   Cochran, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Interventions; Meta analysis; Physical activity; Practice implications

Indexed keywords

EID: 75949085618     PISSN: 01924788     EISSN: 15444368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J016v27n02_04     Document Type: Article

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