Effects of a 12-week community exercise programme on older people

Nursing Older People

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 20-26

  Wallace, Ricky ^a   Lees, Carolyn ^a   Minou, Massoumeh ^b   Singleton, Diane ^a   Stratton, Garethsssss ^b  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community; Exercise; Fitness; Frailty; Health; Physical activity; Public health

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84893967890     PISSN: 14720795     EISSN: 20478941     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.7748/nop2014.02.26.1.20.e508     Document Type: Article

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