Correlates of sport participation among community-dwelling elderly people in Germany: A cross-sectional study

European Review of Aging and Physical Activity

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 105-115

  Hinrichs, Timo ^a   Trampisch, Ulrike ^a   Burghaus, Ina ^a   Endres, Heinz G ^a   Klaaßen Mielke, Renate ^a   Moschny, Anna ^a   Platen, Petra ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aged; Epidemiology; Health status; Physical activity; Sports; Vascular diseases

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956011121     PISSN: 18137253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11556-010-0063-8     Document Type: Article

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