Health care costs of physical inactivity in Canadian adults

Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 803-806

  Janssen, Ian ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Health care costs; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CANADA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COLON TUMOR; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OSTEOPOROSIS; RISK FACTOR; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CANADA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OSTEOPOROSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE;

EID: 84863760948     PISSN: 17155312     EISSN: 17155320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/H2012-061     Document Type: Article

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