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Promoting physical activity in older people for better ageing

Promoting physical activity in older people for better ageing

January 18, 2016

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CARDI – Centre for Ageing Research and Development in Ireland CARDI launched the report Keeping Active for Better Ageing at The International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics European Region Congress 2015 in Dublin today (Friday 24 April 2015). The research paper examines the factors that encourage more physical activity in…

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