Encouraging children and adolescents to be more active

British Medical Journal

Volumn 335, Issue 7622, 2007, Pages 677-678

  Giles Corti, Billie ^a   Salmon, Jo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DISEASE COURSE; EDITORIAL; EMOTIONALITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; WELLBEING; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EXERCISE; NOTE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EXERCISE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS;

EID: 35248895422     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39345.679514.80     Document Type: Editorial

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