Outdoor fitness equipment in parks: A qualitative study from older adults' perceptions

BMC Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Chow, Hsueh Wen ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Asians; Neighborhood park; Older adults; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

AGED; ATTITUDE; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SANITATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TAIWAN; VERY ELDERLY; ARTICLE; STATISTICS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PUBLIC FACILITIES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TAIWAN;

EID: 84890448359     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-1216     Document Type: Article

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