The Effect of a Physical Activity Program on the Total Number of Primary Care Visits in Inactive Patients: A 15-Month Randomized Controlled Trial

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Giné Garriga, Maria ^a   Martin Borràs, Carme ^a   Puig Ribera, Anna ^b   Martín Cantera, Carlos ^c,d   Solà, Mercè ^c   Cuesta Vargas, Antonio ^e   Losada, José ^f   Albarrilla, Elena ^f   Muñoz, Miquel ^f   Castillo, Eva ^f   Guiu, Agustí ^f   Cascos, Ana ^f   Fernández, Esperanza ^f   Martínez, Cristina ^f   Duran, Eulàlia ^f   Rivera, Maribel ^f   Martin, Cristina ^f   Castro, Mònica ^f   Roig, Immaculada ^f   Pérez, Cristina ^f   Briones, Elena ^f   del Val, Jose Luis ^f   Rodríguez Alcazar, Miguel ^f   Miguel, ^f   Jimenez Grande ^f   Sampedro Fernández, Josefa ^f   del Carmen Martín Ruiz, María ^f   more..

^a UNIVERSITAT RAMON LLULL   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIC CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF CATALONIA   (Spain)

^c Research Institute University Primary Care IDIAP Jordi Gol   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^f NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGISTER; SELF REPORT; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ADOLESCENT; AMBULATORY CARE; COST; ECONOMICS; EXERCISE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROCEDURES; TIME FACTOR; VERY ELDERLY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84879259332     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0066392     Document Type: Article

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