The effect of an exercise program on the health-quality of life in older adults: A randomized controlled trial

Danish Medical Bulletin

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Heydarnejad, Saeed ^a   Dehkordi, Ali Hassanpour ^a  

^a SHAHREKORD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC EXERCISE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STRETCHING EXERCISE; WALKING; WARMING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; IRAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MIDDLE AGED;

AGED; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 77649203940     PISSN: 16039629     EISSN: 16039629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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