Results of the first year of active for life: translation of 2 evidence-based physical activity programs for older adults into community settings.

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Published in Am J Public Health on May 30, 2006

Authors

Sara Wilcox1, Marsha Dowda, Sarah F Griffin, Carol Rheaume, Marcia G Ory, Laura Leviton, Abby C King, Andrea Dunn, David M Buchner, Terry Bazzarre, Paul A Estabrooks, Kimberly Campbell-Voytal, Jenny Bartlett-Prescott, Diane Dowdy, Cynthia M Castro, Ruth Ann Carpenter, David A Dzewaltowski, Robin Mockenhaupt

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA. swilcox@sc.edu

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