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Community-Based Exercise Programs for Older Adults

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Exercise for Aging Adults

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  1. Department of Physical Therapy, University of Pittsburgh, Bridgeside Point 1, 100 Technology Drive, Pittsburgh, PA, 15219, USA

    Jennifer Sokol Brach Ph.D., P.T.

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  1. UConn Center on Aging, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, Connecticut, USA

    Gail M. Sullivan

  2. Department of Geriatrics, Florida State University College of Medicine, Tallahassee, Florida, USA

    Alice K. Pomidor

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Brach, J.S. (2015). Community-Based Exercise Programs for Older Adults. In: Sullivan, G., Pomidor, A. (eds) Exercise for Aging Adults. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16095-5_11

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