Physical Activity in Medellín: a Challenge for Health Promotion;Actividad física en Medellín: desafío para la promoción de la salud

Revista Facultad Nacional de Salud Publica

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 117-123

  Martínez, L Elkin ^a   Saldarriaga, Juan Fernando ^a   Sepúlveda, Frank Éuler ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA   (Colombia)

^b POLITÉCNICO COLOMBIANO JAIME ISAZA CADAVID   (Colombia)

Author keywords

helth promotion; physical activity; sedentariness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874168147     PISSN: 0120386X     EISSN: 22563334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17533/udea.rfnsp.840     Document Type: Article

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