Physical inactivity is associatedwith earlier mortality - The evidence is incontrovertible

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 61, Issue 593, 2011, Pages 719-720

  Weiler, Richard ^a   Stamatakis, Emmanuel ^b   Blair, Steven N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR CHANGE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; LETTER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; UNITED KINGDOM; EXERCISE; NOTE; SPORT;

EXERCISE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; SPORTS;

EID: 83355163464     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp11X613061     Document Type: Letter

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