Physical and social activities mediate the associations between social network types and ventilatory function in Chinese older adults

Health Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 524-534

  Cheng, Sheung Tak ^a   Leung, Edward M F ^b   Chan, Trista Wai Sze ^c  

^a THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chinese; Older persons; Peak expiratory flow; Social network types

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; LIPID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHINESE; EXERCISE; FAMILY; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL NETWORK;

AFFECT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84901800182     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: 19307810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/hea0000026     Document Type: Article

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