Does physical activity enhance health?

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 33, Issue SUPPL.1, 1998, Pages

  Vuori, Ilkka ^a  

^a UKK INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROMOTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Health effects; Physical activity; Positive health; Prevention

Indexed keywords

CANCER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; EXERCISE; FALLING; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MENTAL HEALTH; MORTALITY; NECK PAIN; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SHOULDER PAIN;

EID: 0031918869     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0738-3991(98)00014-7     Document Type: Article

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