Timing, Experience, Benefits, and Barriers: Older Women's Uptake and Adherence to an Exercise Program

Activities, Adaptation and Aging

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 280-296

  Sims Gould, Joanie ^a,b   Miran Khan, Karim ^a,b   Haggis, Callista ^a   Liu Ambrose, Teresa ^a,b  

^a CENTRE FOR HIP HEALTH AND MOBILITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

aging; exercise; physical activity; women's health

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876156036     PISSN: 01924788     EISSN: 15444368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01924788.2012.729188     Document Type: Article

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