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Christina Ekegren1, Helen Skouteris2, Darshini Ayton2

  • 1Rehabilitation, Ageing and Independent Living (RAIL) Research Centre, School of Primary and Allied Health Care, Monash University, 47-49 Moorooduc Hwy, Frankston, VIC, 3199, Australia. christina.ekegren@monash.edu.

BMC geriatrics
|December 4, 2023
PubMed
概括

积极衰老的运动权利 (ERAA) 计划显著改善了澳大利亚老年人的身体功能. 这项以社区为基础的运动倡议在全国范围内展示了广泛的覆盖范围和积极的结果.

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