Research on physical activity and health: Where is Latin America?

Journal of Physical Activity and Health

Volumn 7, Issue SUPPL.2, 2010, Pages

  Hallal, Pedro C ^a   Parra, Diana C ^b   Azevedo, Mario R ^a   Pratt, Michael ^c   Brownson, Ross C ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIBLIOMETRICS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PUBLISHING; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA;

BIBLIOMETRICS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LATIN AMERICA; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PUBLISHING;

EID: 77957327741     PISSN: 15433080     EISSN: 15435476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jpah.7.s2.s129     Document Type: Note

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