Prescribing Exercise in Clinical Practice

Current Cardiovascular Risk Reports

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 331-339

  Hellénius, Mai Lis ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Exercise; Health care; Physical activity; Prescription; Promotion

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; EXERCISE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SOCIAL COGNITIVE THEORY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); TRAINING; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 82455172300     PISSN: 19329520     EISSN: 19329563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12170-011-0178-0     Document Type: Review

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