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Direct and indirect measurement of physical activity in older adults: a systematic review of the literature

BACKGROUND: Due to physiological and cognitive changes that occur with aging, accurate physical activity (PA) measurement in older adults represents a unique challenge. The primary purpose of this study was to systematically review measures of PA and their use and appropriateness with older adults....

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Autores principales: Kowalski, Kristina, Rhodes, Ryan, Naylor, Patti-Jean, Tuokko, Holly, MacDonald, Stuart
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3549726/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23245612
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1479-5868-9-148