The implications of megatrends in information and communication technology and transportation for changes in global physical activity

The Lancet

Volumn 380, Issue 9838, 2012, Pages 282-293

  Pratt, Michael ^a,b   Sarmiento, Olga L ^b   Montes, Felipe ^b   Ogilvie, David ^c   Marcus, Bess H ^d   Perez, Lilian G ^a   Brownson, Ross C ^e   Alkandari, Jasem R ^f   Andersen, Lars Bo ^f   Bauman, Adrian E ^f   Blair, Steven N ^f   Bull, Fiona C ^f   Craig, Cora L ^f   Ekelund, Ulf ^f   Goenka, Shifalika ^f   Guthold, Regina ^f   Hallal, Pedro C ^f   Haskell, William L ^f   Heath, Gregory W ^f   Inoue, Shigeru ^f   Kahlmeier, Sonja ^f   Katzmarzyk, Peter T ^f   Kohl III, Harold W ^f   Lambert, Estelle Victoria ^f   Lee, I Min ^f   Leetongin, Grit ^f   Lobelo, Felipe ^f   Loos, Ruth J F ^f   Martin, Brian W ^f   Owen, Neville ^f   Parra, Diana C ^f   Puska, Pekka ^f   Reis, Rodrigo S ^f   Sallis, James F ^f   Wells, Jonathan C ^f   more..

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Colombia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MOBILE PHONE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SIMULATION; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; TAX; EXERCISE; HEALTH; INFORMATION SERVICE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; REVIEW; TECHNOLOGY; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

COMMUNICATION; EXERCISE; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TECHNOLOGY; TRANSPORTATION; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84864050697     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: 1474547X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)60736-3     Document Type: Review

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