Health benefits of physical activity for older adults - epidemiological approaches to the evidence

Optimizing Exercise and Physical Activity in Older People

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 1-25

  Bauman, Adrian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

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EID: 84903804250     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-7506-5479-1.50004-2     Document Type: Chapter

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