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Factors influencing regular physical exercise among the elderly in residential care facilities in a South African health district

BACKGROUND: Physical exercise plays an important role in healthy ageing, but the elderly do not engage in it regularly. METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, we sampled 139 residents of residential care facility. A questionnaire was used to obtain information on participants’ demography, health pr...

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Autores principales: Aro, Abiodun A., Agbo, Sam, Omole, Olufemi B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: AOSIS 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5913764/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29781682
http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/phcfm.v10i1.1493