Factors affecting walking activity of older people from culturally diverse groups: An Australian experience

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 417-423

  Bird, Stephen R ^a   Radermacher, Harriet ^b   Sims, Jane ^b   Feldman, Susan ^b   Browning, Colette ^b   Thomas, Shane ^b  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cultural diversity; Ethnicity; Older adults; Physical activity; Walking

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; NATIONAL PARK; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SHOPPING; SOCIAL INTERACTION; WALKING; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH SURVEY; MIDDLE AGED; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; WALKING;

EID: 77953960093     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2009.07.002     Document Type: Article

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