Physical activity and healthy ageing: A systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal cohort studies

Ageing Research Reviews

Volumn 38, Issue , 2017, Pages 6-17

  Daskalopoulou, C ^a   Stubbs, B ^a,b   Kralj, C ^a   Koukounari, A ^c   Prince, M ^a   Prina, A M ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Exercise; Healthy ageing; Meta analysis; Physical activity; Successful ageing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; COHORT ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; EFFECT SIZE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PUBLISHING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; HEALTHY AGING;

COHORT STUDIES; EXERCISE; HEALTHY AGING; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES;

EID: 85023626169     PISSN: 15681637     EISSN: 18729649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2017.06.003     Document Type: Review

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