PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN OLDER PEOPLE

Gerontological research has shown that there is a marked decline in health with age and an associated demand for expensive medical services (Shepard, 1993). Some previous studies underline sedentary lifestyle as main responsible factor for hypokinetic diseases and reduction in quality of life (Rejes...

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Main Author: Bravo, Jorge (author)
Other Authors: FOLGADO, HUGO (author), RAIMUNDO, ARMANDO (author), TOMÁS-CARUS, PABLO (author)
Format: article
Language:por
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10174/6751
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:dspace.uevora.pt:10174/6751