Physical activity and years of healthy life in older adults: Results from the Cardiovascular Health Study

Journal of Aging and Physical Activity

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 313-334

  Hirsch, Calvin H ^a   Diehr, Paula ^b   Newman, Anne B ^c   Gerrior, Shirley A ^d   Pratt, Charlotte ^e   Lebowitz, Michael D ^f   Jackson, Sharon A ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^e National Heart   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^g CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Aging; Exercise; Health status; Mortality

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LEISURE; LIFESTYLE; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COHORT STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LIFE STYLE; MALE; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 77954875531     PISSN: 10638652     EISSN: 1543267X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/japa.18.3.313     Document Type: Article

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