MOBILITY AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN OLDER ADULTS: OBSERVATIONAL AND INTERVENTION RESEARCH
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عنوان ژورنال: Innovation in Aging
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2399-5300
DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igz038.1605