Realising the potential for an Olympic legacy; Teaching medical students about sport and exercise medicine and exercise prescribing

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 17, 2013, Pages 1090-1094

  Jones, Paul R ^a   Brooks, John H M ^a   Wylie, Ann ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EXERCISE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH PROMOTION THROUGH PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PROMOTION IN PRIMARY CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPORTS MEDICINE; TEACHING; UNITED KINGDOM;

HEALTH PROMOTION THROUGH PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PROMOTION IN PRIMARY CARE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EXERCISE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LONDON; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPORTS MEDICINE; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TEACHING;

EID: 84886588272     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2013-092386     Document Type: Article

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