Effects of a physical activity and nutrition program for seniors on body mass index and waist-to-hip ratio: A randomised controlled trial

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 397-401

  Burke, Linda ^a   Lee, Andy H ^a   Pasalich, Maria ^a   Jancey, Jonine ^a   Kerr, Deborah ^a   Howat, Peter ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Goal setting; Intervention; Nutrition; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; E-MAIL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIP; HIP CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; NUTRITION SERVICE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SELF REPORT; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; SUBURBAN AREA; TELEPHONE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST HIP RATIO;

AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS INDEX; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CLASS; TIME FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION; WAIST-HIP RATIO; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84861777088     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2012.03.015     Document Type: Article

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