Psychosocial and behavioural contributors to health: Age-related increases in physical disability are reduced by physical fitnessy

Psychology and Health

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 805-820

  Cotter, Kelly A ^a   Lachman, Margie E ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Control beliefs; Health; Physical activity; Social relations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROL; DISABLED PERSON; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; DISABLED PERSONS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL FITNESS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955866750     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870440902883212     Document Type: Article

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