Access to exercise referral schemes - A population based analysis

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 326-330

  Harrison, R A ^a,c   McNair, F ^b   Dugdill, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c Bolton Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Exercise on prescription; Exercise referall; Health promotion; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICIAN; POPULATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SITTING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ENGLAND; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 28644439194     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdi048     Document Type: Article

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