The burden of physical activity-related ill health in the UK

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 344-348

  Allender, Steven ^a   Foster, Charlie ^a   Scarborough, Peter ^a   Rayner, Mike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH EXPENDITURE; HEALTH POLICY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATE ROLE;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COLON CANCER; COST OF ILLNESS; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; RECTUM CANCER; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED KINGDOM; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAUSE OF DEATH; COST OF ILLNESS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STATE MEDICINE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33947640955     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2006.050807     Document Type: Article

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