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Characteristics of residential areas and transportational walking among frail and non-frail Dutch elderly: does the size of the area matter?

BACKGROUND: A residential area supportive for walking may facilitate elderly to live longer independently. However, current evidence on area characteristics potentially important for walking among older persons is mixed. This study hypothesized that the importance of area characteristics for transpo...

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Autores principales: Etman, Astrid, Kamphuis, Carlijn BM, Prins, Richard G, Burdorf, Alex, Pierik, Frank H, van Lenthe, Frank J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4015736/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24588848
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1476-072X-13-7