Physical activity and health

BMJ

Volumn 313, Issue 7050, 1996, Pages 126-127

  Powell, Kenneth E ^a   Pratt, Michael ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; COLON CANCER; CYCLING; DEPRESSION; EDITORIAL; EXERCISE; HEALTH; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWIMMING; WALKING;

ADULT; CHILD; EXERCISE; EXERTION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0029991757     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.313.7050.126     Document Type: Editorial

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