Physical activity and medicine use: Evidence from a population-based study

BMC Public Health

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Bertoldi, Andrea D ^a   Hallal, Pedro C ^a   Barros, Aluisio J D ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FAMILY SIZE; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; LIFESTYLE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF MEDICATION; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; BRAZIL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SELF MEDICATION; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 33749662166     PISSN: 14712458     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-6-224     Document Type: Article

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