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On your feet: protocol for a randomized controlled trial to compare the effects of pole walking and regular walking on physical and psychosocial health in older adults
BACKGROUND: Physical activity is associated with better physical and mental health in older adults. Pole walking is a form of walking which may have additional health benefits in older adults, because of the addition of hand held poles, and consequent upper limb involvement. However, few studies hav...
Autores principales: | Fritschi, Juliette O, Brown, Wendy J, van Uffelen, Jannique GZ |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4022438/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24742126 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-14-375 |
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