Tackling chronic disease through increased physical activity in the Arab World and the Middle East: Challenge and opportunity

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 600-602

  Bull, Fiona ^a   Dvorak, Jiri ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b FIFA MEDICAL CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MIDDLE EAST; OBESITY; ORGANIZATION; PROCEDURES; SPORT; ACCIDENT PREVENTION; EDITORIAL; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PROMOTION IN PRIMARY CARE; PHYSICAL STRESS;

ARAB WORLD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONGRESSES AS TOPIC; EXERCISE THERAPY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MIDDLE EAST; OBESITY; SPORTS;

INJURY PREVENTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PROMOTION IN PRIMARY CARE; PHYSICAL STRESS;

EID: 84879793496     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2012-092109     Document Type: Editorial

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