The effectiveness of exercise interventions for the management of frailty: A systematic review

Journal of Aging Research

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Theou, Olga ^a   Stathokostas, Liza ^b   Roland, Kaitlyn P ^a   Jakobi, Jennifer M ^a   Patterson, Christopher ^c   Vandervoort, Anthony A ^b   Jones, Gareth R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT;

EID: 84869483472     PISSN: 20902204     EISSN: 20902212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4061/2011/569194     Document Type: Review

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