Differences in association of walking for recreation and for transport with maximum walking speed in an elderly japanese community population

Journal of Physical Activity and Health

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 841-847

  Kamada, Masamitsu ^a   Kitayuguchi, Jun ^a   Shiwaku, Kuninori ^b   Inoue, Shigeru ^c   Okada, Shimpei ^d   Mutoh, Yoshiteru ^e  

^a Physical Education and Medicine Research Center Unnan   (Japan)

^b SHIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TOKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Physical Education and Medicine Research Foundation   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Older adults; Physical activity; Physical fitness; Public health

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960756966     PISSN: 15433080     EISSN: 15435476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jpah.8.6.841     Document Type: Article

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