Developing a physical activity legacy from the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games: A policy-led systematic review

Perspectives in Public Health

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 75-80

  Weed, Mike ^a   Coren, Esther ^a   Fiore, Jo ^a   Wellard, Ian ^a   Mansfield, Louise ^b   Chatziefstathiou, Dikaia ^a   Dowse, Suzanne ^a  

^a CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

festival effect; legacy; Olympic Games; physical activity; systematic review

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY; DISABLED SPORT; HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; REVIEW; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SPORTS AND SPORT RELATED PHENOMENA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

EXERCISE; HEALTH POLICY; HOLIDAYS; HUMANS; LONDON; PUBLIC HEALTH; SPORTS;

EID: 84859389487     PISSN: 17579139     EISSN: 17579147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1757913911435758     Document Type: Review

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