Sport and exercise medicine and the Olympic health legacy

BMC Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Tew, Garry A ^a   Copeland, Robert J ^a   Till, Simon H ^b  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic disease; Olympic legacy; Physical activity; Primary prevention; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; EXERCISE; FITNESS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SPORT; SPORTS MEDICINE; SPORTS ORGANIZATION; UNITED KINGDOM; COMMUNITY CARE; HEALTH PROMOTION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTHY PEOPLE PROGRAMS; HUMANS; LONDON; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPORTS MEDICINE;

EID: 84864383704     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17417015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1741-7015-10-74     Document Type: Editorial

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