Is physical activity of medical personnel a role model for their patients

Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 707-710

  Biernat, Elzbieta ^a   Poznańska, Anna ^b   Gajewski, Antoni K ^c  

^a WARSAW SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Poland)

^b NATIONAL MEDICINES INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^c JÓZEF PI SUDSKI UNIVERSITY OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

IPAQ; Level of physical activity; Medical personnel

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPETITIVE SPORT ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL PHYSICAL ACTIVITY QUESTIONNAIRE; INTERVIEW; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; LEISURE; MALE; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; NON COMPETITIVE LEISURE SPORT ACTIVITY; NURSE; OBESITY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICIAN; POLAND; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGIST; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SPORT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SPORTS;

EID: 84871555856     PISSN: 12321966     EISSN: 18982263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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