Predictors of participation in physical activity for community-dwelling elderly Italians

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 50-54

  Giuli, Cinzia ^a   Papa, Roberta ^a   Mocchegiani, Eugenio ^a   Marcellini, Fiorella ^a  

^a INRCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Depression; Health status; Healthy aging; Life style; Physical activity; ZINCAGE Project

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNITY LIVING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; ITALY; LIFESTYLE; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL STRESS; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ASPECT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; ITALY; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 80054958399     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: 18726976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2011.02.017     Document Type: Article

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