Older adults, chronic disease and leisure-time physical activity.

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Published in Gerontology on June 20, 2008

Authors

Maureen C Ashe1, William C Miller, Janice J Eng, Luc Noreau, Physical Activity and Chronic Conditions Research Team

Author Affiliations

1: Rehabilitation Research Laboratory, GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre, University of British Columbia, Canada. maureen.ashe@exchange.ubc.ca

Associated clinical trials:

Efficacy of Task-specific Training in Physical Activity Level Post-stroke | NCT02937480

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