Adopting an active lifestyle during adulthood and health-related quality of life: The Doetinchem Cohort study

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 102, Issue 11, 2012, Pages

  Van Oostrom, Sandra H ^a   Smit, Henriëtte A ^b   Wendel Vos, G C Wanda ^a   Visser, Marjolein ^c,d   Verschuren, W M Monique ^a,b   Picavet, H Susan J ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NETHERLANDS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NETHERLANDS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84867500501     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.301008     Document Type: Article

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