Physical exercise: Does it help in relieving pain and increasing mobility among older adults with chronic pain?

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 5-6, 2011, Pages 635-644

  Tse, Mimi M Y ^a   Wan, Vanessa T C ^b   Ho, Suki S K ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Mobility; Nurses; Nursing; Older people; Pain; Physical exercise

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PAIN;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; PAIN;

EID: 79951544679     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03548.x     Document Type: Article

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