International physical activity policy development: A commentary

Public Health Reports

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 352-355

  Lankenau, Becky ^a   Solari, Alfredo ^b   Pratt, Michael ^a  

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

^b INTER AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH; HEALTH PROMOTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIETY; EDITORIAL; EXERCISE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MANAGEMENT;

EXERCISE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; POLICY MAKING;

EID: 3042633597     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phr.2004.04.014     Document Type: Editorial

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