Promotion of physical activity in the primary care setting: The situation in Switzerland

Schweizerische Zeitschrift fur Sportmedizin und Sporttraumatologie

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 112-116

  Bize, Raphaël ^a,b,e   Surbeck, Rebekka ^b   Padlina, Oliver ^b,c   Peduzzi, Fabio ^d   Cornuz, Jacques ^a   Martin, Brian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b Swiss Federal Office of Sports   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d Les Ligues de la Santé   (Switzerland)

^e POLICLINIQUE MÉDICALE UNIVERSITAIRE   (Switzerland)

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