From research to practice: EnhanceFitness, an innovative community-based senior exercise program

Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 299-309

  Belza, Basia ^a   Snyder, Susan ^b   Thompson, Meghan ^b   LoGerfo, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Senior Services   (United States)

Author keywords

academic community partnership; evidence based; exercise program; healthy aging; physical activity

Indexed keywords

AWARDS AND PRIZES; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMMUNITY BASED REHABILITATION; FITNESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78649298977     PISSN: 08827524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TGR.0b013e3181fee69e     Document Type: Review

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