Physical inactivity is a disease synonymous for a non-permissive brain disorder

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 708-713

  Pruimboom, Leo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSION; EXERCISE; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; IMMOBILIZATION; LAZINESS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY;

BRAIN DISEASES; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PHENOTYPE; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; REPTILIA;

EID: 80053938778     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: 15322777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2011.07.022     Document Type: Article

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