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Frail older adults and patterns of exercise engagement: understanding exercise behaviours as a means of maintaining continuity of self

Andrea Bundon School of Human Kinetics, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Laura Hurd Clarke School of Human Kinetics, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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William C. Miller Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Pages 33-47 | Received 14 Jun 2010, Accepted 21 Oct 2010, Published online: 03 Mar 2011

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