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International Journal of Nursing & Clinical Practices Volume 2 (2015), Article ID 2:IJNCP-133, 4 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2394-4978/2015/133
Research Article
Effects of Continuous Intervention for Physical Activity and Walking for Healthy Older Persons

Eijun Nakayama1*, Tasuku Kimura2, Hiromitsu Kobayashi3 and Wataru Kakihana3

1School of Nursing, Kitasato University, 2-1-1, Kitasato, Minami, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0329, Japan
2University Museum, University of Tokyo,, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
3Ishikawa Prefectural Nursing University, 1 Chome-1 Gakuendai, Kahoku, Ishikawa Prefecture 929-1210, Japan
Dr. Eijun Nakayama, School of Nursing, Kitasato University, 2-1-1, Kitasato, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0329, Japan; Tel: +81-42-778-9382; E-mail: nakayama@nrs.kitasato-u.ac.jp
28 March 2015; 18 June 2015; 20 June 2015
Nakayama E, Kimura T, Kobayashi H, Kakihana W (2015) Effects of Continuous Intervention for Physical Activity and Walking for Healthy Older Persons. Int J Nurs Clin Pract 2: 133. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2394-4978/2015/133
This study was financially supported in part by Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (Nos. 15570191 and 19570228).
© 2015 Nakayama et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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