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  1. The current SARS Cov-2 infection control measures have paradoxical effects. On the one hand, the lockdown measures help to protect vulnerable populations in particular. On the other hand, these measures inevit...

    Authors: Ansgar Thiel, Dorothee Altmeier, Annika Frahsa, Gerhard W. Eschweiler, Andreas Nieß and Gorden Sudeck

    Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2021 18:11

    Content type: Commentary

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  2. To gain first insight into the effectiveness of a home-based exercise programme for pre-frail older adults with independent use of novel ICT technology.

    Authors: Hilde A. E. Geraedts, Hidde Dijkstra, Wei Zhang, Francisco Ibarra, Iman Khaghani Far, Wiebren Zijlstra and Martin Stevens

    Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2021 18:10

    Content type: Research article

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  3. A growing number of older adults suffer hip and pelvic fractures leading to hospital admission. They often result in reduced physical activity (PA) and impaired mobility. PA can be objectively measured with bo...

    Authors: Karin Kampe, Klaus Pfeiffer, Ulrich Lindemann, Daniel Schoene, Kristin Taraldsen, Kilian Rapp, Clemens Becker and Jochen Klenk

    Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2021 18:9

    Content type: Research article

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  4. Research suggests that individuals with low back pain (LBP) may have poorer motor control compared to their healthy counterparts. However, the sample population of almost 90% of related articles are young and ...

    Authors: Le Ge, Chuhuai Wang, Haohan Zhou, Qiuhua Yu and Xin Li

    Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2021 18:8

    Content type: Research article

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  5. The purpose of the study was to examine how bone mineral density (BMD) is related to body composition depending on the practiced sport (endurance, speed-power, throwing sports) in participants of the World Mas...

    Authors: Anna Kopiczko, Jakub Grzegorz Adamczyk, Karol Gryko and Marek Popowczak

    Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2021 18:7

    Content type: Research article

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  6. The effects of group exercise on the physical function of community-dwelling older adults remain unclear. The changes in lower extremity muscle strength, timed up and go (TUG) time, and the motor fitness scale...

    Authors: Chisato Hayashi, Soshiro Ogata, Tadashi Okano, Hiromitsu Toyoda and Sonoe Mashino

    Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2021 18:6

    Content type: Research article

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  7. The main purpose of the research was to examine the differences between adults in the age group 70+ and two other age groups (45–59 and 60–69), concerning their healthy and active lifestyle. The death toll of ...

    Authors: Sima Zach, Aviva Zeev, Miki Ophir and Sigal Eilat-Adar

    Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2021 18:5

    Content type: Research article

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  8. Multimodal exercise training (MT) as a time-efficient training modality promotes a wide range of physical dimensions. Incorporating agility-like training aspects (coordination, changes of direction and velocit...

    Authors: Mareike Morat, Tobias Morat, Wiebren Zijlstra and Lars Donath

    Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2021 18:4

    Content type: Review article

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  9. Cognitive functioning (CF) is important for wellbeing and an independent life. However, older adults with chronic diseases are at a higher risk of poorer CF levels. Although, research suggests that physical ac...

    Authors: Esmee Volders, Renate H. M. de Groot, Juul M. J. Coumans, Catherine A. W. Bolman and Lilian Lechner

    Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2021 18:3

    Content type: Research article

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  10. A peer-led exercise program is one way to empower people sharing similar characteristics to encourage others to be active, but there is a lack of evidence that these programs have physical function and other b...

    Authors: D. R. Bouchard, J. V. Olthuis, V. Bouffard-Levasseur, C. Shannon, T. McDonald and M. Sénéchal

    Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2021 18:2

    Content type: Research article

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  11. The sit-to-stand (STS) test has been deployed as surrogate measures of strength or physical performance in sarcopenia diagnosis. This study examines the relationship of two common STS variants – Five Times Sit...

    Authors: Xianyang Sherman Yee, Yee Sien Ng, John Carson Allen, Aisyah Latib, Ee Ling Tay, Huda Mukhlis Abu Bakar, Chien Yee Jolene Ho, Wan Cheen Charissa Koh, Hwee Heem Theresa Kwek and Laura Tay

    Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2021 18:1

    Content type: Research article

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  12. Map-based tools have recently found their way into health-related research. They can potentially be used to quantify older adults’ life-space. This study aimed to evaluate the validity (vs. GPS) and the test-r...

    Authors: Timo Hinrichs, Adriana Zanda, Michelle P. Fillekes, Pia Bereuter, Erja Portegijs, Taina Rantanen, Arno Schmidt-Trucksäss, Andreas W. Zeller and Robert Weibel

    Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2020 17:21

    Content type: Research article

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  13. This study aimed to investigate whether personality traits and their facets are associated with a multi-methods assessment of physical activity and walking performance and whether they explain the discrepancy ...

    Authors: Tiia Kekäläinen, Antonio Terracciano, Sarianna Sipilä and Katja Kokko

    Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2020 17:20

    Content type: Research article

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  14. Polish clinicians and researchers face challenges in selecting physical activity tools appropriate and validated for older people. The aim of this study is to provide cultural adaptation and validation of the ...

    Authors: Agnieszka Wiśniowska-Szurlej, Agnieszka Ćwirlej-Sozańska, Natalia Wołoszyn, Bernard Sozański, Anna Wilmowska-Pietruszyńska and Richard Washburn

    Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2020 17:19

    Content type: Research article

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  15. Older patients with cancer are underrepresented in trials investigating the effect of exercise therapy. The aim of this systematic review was to investigate the effect of exercise therapy during medical antine...

    Authors: Marta Kramer Mikkelsen, Carsten Bogh Juhl, Cecilia Margareta Lund, Mary Jarden, Anders Vinther and Dorte Lisbet Nielsen

    Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2020 17:18

    Content type: Review article

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  16. Training effects reported for stepping exergames on stepping performances in older adults often based on not comprehensively validated outcomes measures, and follow-up data on their sustainability are lacking....

    Authors: Klaus Hauer, Elena Litz, Michaela Günther-Lange, Caroline Ball, Eling D. de Bruin and Christian Werner

    Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2020 17:17

    Content type: Research article

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  17. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted communities across the world. Government responses, of promoting ‘social distancing’ at a population level, and ‘self-isolation’ of older adults to mitigate its spread have b...

    Authors: Conor Cunningham and Roger O’ Sullivan

    Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2020 17:16

    Content type: Commentary

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  18. Evidence suggests that targeted exercise is important for people living with dementia. The aim of this review was to collect and synthesize evidence on the known barriers and facilitators to adherence to walki...

    Authors: J. Vseteckova, K. Dadova, R. Gracia, G. Ryan, E. Borgstrom, J. Abington, M. Gopinath and Y. Pappas

    Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2020 17:15

    Content type: Review article

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  19. Sarcopenia, a progressive loss of muscle mass and function with advancing age, is a prevalent condition among older adults. As most older people are too frail to do intensive exercise and vibration therapy has...

    Authors: Shuang Wu, Hong-Ting Ning, Su-Mei Xiao, Ming-Yue Hu, Xin-Yin Wu, Hong-Wen Deng and Hui Feng

    Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2020 17:14

    Content type: Review article

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  20. An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.

    Authors: Hilde Bremseth Bårdstu, Vidar Andersen, Marius Steiro Fimland, Lene Aasdahl, Truls Raastad, Kristoffer T. Cumming and Atle Hole Sæterbakken

    Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2020 17:13

    Content type: Correction

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    The original article was published in European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2020 17:11

  21. Human aging has innumerable health implications, including loss of muscle mass and increased circulating inflammatory markers. Resistance exercise in the elderly can prevent muscle mass loss and improve the in...

    Authors: Carolina P. Celestrin, Guilherme Z. Rocha, Angelica M. Stein, Dioze Guadagnini, Rafael M. Tadelle, Mario J. A. Saad and Alexandre G. Oliveira

    Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2020 17:12

    Content type: Research article

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  22. Aging is associated with reduced muscle mass and strength leading to impaired physical function. Resistance training programs incorporated into older adults’ real-life settings may have the potential to counte...

    Authors: Hilde Bremseth Bårdstu, Vidar Andersen, Marius Steiro Fimland, Lene Aasdahl, Truls Raastad, Kristoffer T. Cumming and Atle Hole Sæterbakken

    Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2020 17:11

    Content type: Research article

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    The Correction to this article has been published in European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2020 17:13

  23. Physical activity and exercise are acknowledged as important parts in the management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, long-term maintenance of exercise is known to be difficult. The aim of this study was...

    Authors: Elvira Lange, Inger Gjertsson and Kaisa Mannerkorpi

    Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2020 17:10

    Content type: Research article

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  24. Ageing is associated with physical and cognitive decline, affecting independence and quality of life in older people. Recent studies show that in particular executive functions are important for daily-life fun...

    Authors: Bettina Wollesen, Alicia Wildbredt, Kimberley S. van Schooten, Mei Ling Lim and Kim Delbaere

    Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2020 17:9

    Content type: Review article

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  25. Our aim was to describe and explore older adults’ device-measured sedentary behavior and physical activity (PA) pattern by sex, age, education, marital status, body mass index, and physical function; and to as...

    Authors: Ing-Mari Dohrn, Paul A. Gardiner, Elisabeth Winkler and Anna-Karin Welmer

    Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2020 17:8

    Content type: Research article

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  26. The objectives of this review paper were to synthesize the data from randomized controlled trials in the literature to come to a conclusion on the effects of e-health interventions on promoting physical activi...

    Authors: Rick Yiu Cho Kwan, Dauda Salihu, Paul Hong Lee, Mimi Tse, Daphne Sze Ki Cheung, Inthira Roopsawang and Kup Sze Choi

    Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2020 17:7

    Content type: Review article

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  27. Still, a considerable number of older adults hardly meet the daily physical activity recommendation. The current study examined how the elderly’s attitudinal and perceptional aspects were associated with their...

    Authors: Sunwoo Lee, Chungsup Lee and Jaesung An

    Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2020 17:6

    Content type: Research article

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  28. Following publication of the original article [1], the authors reported an error on the content of Availability of data and materials section in their paper.

    Authors: Declan John Ryan, Jorgen Antonin Wullems, Georgina Kate Stebbings, Christopher Ian Morse, Claire Elizabeth Stewart and Gladys Leopoldine Onambele-Pearson

    Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2020 17:5

    Content type: Correction

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    The original article was published in European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2019 16:25

  29. Physical activity is crucial to maintain older adults’ health and functioning, but the health benefits of particular activity intensities remain unclear. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to peruse the...

    Authors: Tiina Savikangas, Anna Tirkkonen, Markku Alen, Taina Rantanen, Roger A. Fielding, Timo Rantalainen and Sarianna Sipilä

    Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2020 17:4

    Content type: Research article

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  30. Aging is often accompanied by a decline in sensory, motor and cognitive functions. These age- and lifestyle-related impairments may lead to reduced daily life functioning including gait disturbances, falling a...

    Authors: Manuela Adcock, Floriana Sonder, Alexandra Schättin, Federico Gennaro and Eling D. de Bruin

    Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2020 17:3

    Content type: Research article

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  31. Evidence suggests that aerobic-type training confers physical benefits and appears to contribute positively to brain health. This study aims to compare the effect of 9-weeks continuous (CAT) to interval aerobi...

    Authors: Lievyn Enette, Thomas Vogel, Sylvie Merle, Anna-Gaelle Valard-Guiguet, Nathalie Ozier-Lafontaine, Remi Neviere, Claudia Leuly-Joncart, Jean Luc Fanon and Pierre Olivier Lang

    Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2020 17:2

    Content type: Research article

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  32. Few studies have investigated the measurement properties of consumer-grade physical activity monitors (PAMs) in older adults. Therefore, we investigated the criterion validity of consumer-grade PAMs in older a...

    Authors: Rasmus Tolstrup Larsen, Christoffer Brun Korfitsen, Carsten Bogh Juhl, Henning Boje Andersen, Henning Langberg and Jan Christensen

    Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2020 17:1

    Content type: Research article

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  33. Studies have seldom used Compositional Data Analysis (CoDA) to map the effects of sleep, sedentary behaviour, and physical activity on older adults’ cardio-metabolic profiles. This study therefore aimed to ill...

    Authors: Declan John Ryan, Jorgen Antonin Wullems, Georgina Kate Stebbings, Christopher Ian Morse, Claire Elizabeth Stewart and Gladys Leopoldine Onambele-Pearson

    Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2019 16:25

    Content type: Research article

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    The Correction to this article has been published in European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2020 17:5

  34. Self-reported disability has a strong negative impact on older people’s quality of life and is often associated with the need for assistance and health care services. Resistance training (RT) has been repeated...

    Authors: Pia Øllgaard Olsen, Anne-Ditte Termannsen, Maja Bramming, Mark A. Tully and Paolo Caserotti

    Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2019 16:24

    Content type: Review article

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  35. There is epidemiological evidence of an association between the metabolic syndrome (MetS), a cluster of cardiovascular risk factors related to central adiposity and insulin resistance, and cognitive impairment...

    Authors: Nina Coll-Padrós, María León, Natalia Valech, Emilio Ros, Josep Vidal, Ramon Estruch, Montserrat Fitó, Jordi Salas-Salvadó, Dolores Corella, José Luis Molinuevo and Lorena Rami

    Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2019 16:23

    Content type: Research article

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  36. Following publication of the original article [1], the authors reported an error in the author list. The study group has been listed with the authors in the pdf version. The correct presentation of the authors...

    Authors: Jochen Klenk, Raphael Simon Peter, Kilian Rapp, Dhayana Dallmeier, Dietrich Rothenbacher, Michael Denkinger and Gisela Büchele

    Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2019 16:22

    Content type: Correction

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    The original article was published in European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2019 16:18

  37. Balance and walking impairment are common dysfunctions after stroke. Emerging data has demonstrated that hydrokinesitherapy may have a positive influence on improvement of balance and walking ability. However,...

    Authors: Guanli Xie, Tao Wang, Bo Jiang, Yan Su, Xiaoxia Tang, Ying Guo and Jianglong Liao

    Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2019 16:21

    Content type: Review article

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  38. Motor assessments are important to determine effectiveness of physical activity in individuals with dementia (IWD). However, inappropriate and non-standardised assessments without sound psychometric properties...

    Authors: Sandra Trautwein, Philipp Maurus, Bettina Barisch-Fritz, Anela Hadzic and Alexander Woll

    Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2019 16:20

    Content type: Review article

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  39. Reduced mobility is associated with a plethora of adverse outcomes. To support older adults in maintaining their independence, it first is important to have deeper knowledge of factors that impact on their mob...

    Authors: Eleftheria Giannouli, Michelle Pasquale Fillekes, Sabato Mellone, Robert Weibel, Otmar Bock and Wiebren Zijlstra

    Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2019 16:19

    Content type: Research article

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  40. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of day of the week and wearing a device (reactivity) on objectively measured physical activity (PA) in older people.

    Authors: Jochen Klenk, Raphael Simon Peter, Kilian Rapp, Dhayana Dallmeier, Dietrich Rothenbacher, Michael Denkinger and Gisela Büchele

    Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2019 16:18

    Content type: Short report

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    The Correction to this article has been published in European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2019 16:22

  41. Randomization provides an equal chance for participants to be allocated to intervention groups, in order to create an equal distribution of all variables at baseline in all groups. However, this is not guarant...

    Authors: Yael Netz, Ronnie Lidor and Gal Ziv

    Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2019 16:17

    Content type: Commentary

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  42. In older adults, the linkage between laboratory-assessed ‘motor capacity’ and ‘mobility performance’ during daily routine is controversial. Understanding factors moderating this relationship could help develop...

    Authors: Carl-Philipp Jansen, Nima Toosizadeh, M. Jane Mohler, Bijan Najafi, Christopher Wendel and Michael Schwenk

    Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2019 16:16

    Content type: Research article

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  43. The aging population increasingly needs assistive technologies, such as rollators, to function and live less dependently. Rollators are designed to decrease the risk of falls by improving the gait mechanics of...

    Authors: Marion Mundt, Joao Pedro Batista, Bernd Markert, Cornelius Bollheimer and Thea Laurentius

    Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2019 16:15

    Content type: Review article

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  44. While there is substantial evidence on the relationship between life satisfaction and present physical activity (PA), less is known about which specific PA biographies are associated with a high quality of lif...

    Authors: Paul Gellert, Julian Wienert, Jochen P. Ziegelmann and Adelheid Kuhlmey

    Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2019 16:14

    Content type: Short report

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  45. Data in the literature concerning the effects of physical activity on lipid and IGF-1levels are controversial in postmenopausal women. The aim of the present study was to determine the combined effects of a 12...

    Authors: Dora Praksch, Barbara Sandor, David Kovacs, Peter Petrovics, Krisztina Kovacs, Kalman Toth and Eszter Szabados

    Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2019 16:13

    Content type: Research article

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  46. Walking in natural environments can be considered a dual-task (DT) scenario that requires increasing cognitive resources with advancing age. Previous reviews concluded that gait speed under DT conditions is eq...

    Authors: B. Wollesen, M. Wanstrath, K. S. van Schooten and K. Delbaere

    Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2019 16:12

    Content type: Review article

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  47. Preferred walking speed is considered an important indicator of health in older adults and is measured on level ground. However, this may not represent the complex demands of community ambulation such as walki...

    Authors: Daniel Thomson, Matthew Liston and Amitabh Gupta

    Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2019 16:11

    Content type: Research article

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  48. During the aging process, physical capabilities (e.g., muscular strength) and cognitive functions (e.g., memory) gradually decrease. Regarding cognitive functions, substantial functional (e.g., compensatory br...

    Authors: Fabian Herold, Alexander Törpel, Lutz Schega and Notger G. Müller

    Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2019 16:10

    Content type: Review article

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  49. Little is known about how different physical activity (PA) parameters relate to cognitive function in older adults. Using accelerometers calibrated to detect vertical impacts from ground reaction forces we exa...

    Authors: Ahmed Elhakeem, Kimberly Hannam, Kevin C. Deere, Andrew Wong, Tim Gaysin, Diana Kuh, Rachel Cooper, Marcus Richards and Jon H. Tobias

    Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2019 16:9

    Content type: Research article

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  50. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and Fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF2) are angiogenic cytokines in normal tissues and tumors. Evidence suggests that increased growth factor expression in adipose tissu...

    Authors: Darren R. Brenner, Yibing Ruan, Scott C. Adams, Kerry S. Courneya and Christine M. Friedenreich

    Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2019 16:8

    Content type: Short report

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