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Outdoor fitness equipment in parks: a qualitative study from older adults’ perceptions

BACKGROUND: The growing amount of outdoor fitness equipment (OFE) placed in parks in many countries has the intent of encouraging physical activity among aging populations. However, little investigated aspects are the perceptions and experiences of older adults regarding the use of these facilities....

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Autor principal:	Chow, Hsueh-wen
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2013
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3878060/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24359536 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-13-1216

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