Are interventions to promote physical activity in children a waste of time?

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 345, Issue 7876, 2012, Pages

  Hamer, Mark ^a   Fisher, Abigail ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETRY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXERCISE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LIFESTYLE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY;

EID: 84866910173     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.e6320     Document Type: Editorial

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