Physical activity referrals in Swedish primary health care - Prescriber and patient characteristics, reasons for prescriptions, and prescribed activities

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Leijon, M E ^a   Bendtsen, P ^a   Nilsen, P ^a   Ekberg, K ^a   Stahle A ^b,c  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SWEDEN; ADOLESCENT; AGED; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EXERCISE; HEALTH PROMOTION; INFANT; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SWEDEN;

EID: 53949110267     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-8-201     Document Type: Article

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