Physical activity on prescription (PAP) from the general practitioner's perspective - A qualitative study

BMC Family Practice

Volumn 14, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Persson, Gerthi ^a,b   Brorsson, Annika ^b   Ekvall Hansson, Eva ^b   Troein, Margareta ^b   Strandberg, Eva Lena ^a,b  

^a Blekinge Centre of Competence   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Focus group; Physical activity; Prescription; Primary health care; Promotion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COUNSELING; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK REDUCTION; SWEDEN;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COUNSELING; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SWEDEN;

EID: 84883099138     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2296-14-128     Document Type: Article

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