Comparing the effectiveness of peer mentoring and student mentoring in a 35-week fitness program for older adults

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 344-349

  Dorgo, Sandor ^a   King, George A ^a   Bader, Julia O ^a   Limon, John S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

Author keywords

Elderly exercise; Older adult fitness; Older adult physical activity; Peer counseling; Peer mentor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PEER COUNSELING; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAINING; TREATMENT DURATION;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTORS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL FITNESS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79953096747     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2010.04.007     Document Type: Article

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