Canada's active living policy: A critical analysis

Health Promotion International

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 319-328

  Bercovitz, Kim L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Discourse; Physical activity; Policy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; ECONOMICS; EXERCISE; FITNESS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; LIFESTYLE; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 0031743772     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/13.4.319     Document Type: Article

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