Determining levels of physical activity in attending physicians, resident and fellow physicians and medical students in the USA

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 360-364

  Stanford, Fatima Cody ^a,b   Durkin, Martin W ^b   Blair, Steven N ^c   Powell, Caroline Keller ^a   Poston, Mary Beth ^a   Stallworth, James Rast ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Palmetto Health Richland   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859265967     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2011-090299     Document Type: Article

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