Promoting healthy ageing through light volleyball intervention in Hong Kong: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Abstract Background Our pilot study has demonstrated improvements in health outcomes through participation in a new sport, light volleyball (LVB), among older adults. In response to the promising results of the LVB pilot study and the priority of allocating resources to the prevention of age-related...
Main Authors: | Ka Man Leung, Pak-Kwong Chung, Aileen W. K. Chan, Lynda Ransdell, Parco Ming Fai Siu, Ping Sun, Jinjin Yang, Tie Cheng Chen |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-01-01
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Series: | BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13102-019-0151-7 |
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