The health benefits following regular ongoing exercise lifestyle in independent community-dwelling older Taiwanese adults

Australasian Journal on Ageing

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 22-26

  Wang, Ching Yi ^a   Yeh, Chih Jung ^a   Wang, Chia Wei ^a   Wang, Chun Feng ^a   Lin, Yen Ling ^a  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Disability Prevention; Health Promotion; Older People; Physical Activity; Regular Exercise

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DEPRESSION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT LIVING; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TAIWAN; TIME;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DEPRESSION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TAIWAN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79952665146     PISSN: 14406381     EISSN: 17416612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2010.00441.x     Document Type: Article

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