The role of pain in understanding racial/ethnic differences in the frequency of physical activity among older adults

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 405-421

  Grubert, Elizabeth ^a   Baker, Tamara A ^b   McGeever, Kelly ^c   Shaw, Benjamin A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

pain; physical activity; race ethnicity

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PAIN; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; UNITED STATES;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84876538824     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264312469404     Document Type: Article

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