How much and what type of physical activity is enough? What physicians should tell their patients

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 165, Issue 20, 2005, Pages 2324-2325

  Blair, Steven N ^a   Lamonte, Michael J ^b  

^a Cooper Institute ^*  (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COUNSELING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDITORIAL; EXERCISE; FITNESS; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EXERCISE; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 27844558236     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.165.20.2324     Document Type: Editorial

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