Physical activity promotion in the health care system

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 88, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1446-1461

  Vuori, Ilkka M ^a   Lavie, Carl J ^b,c   Blair, Steven N ^d  

^a Ochsner Clinical School The University of Queensland School of Medicine ^*  (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EXERCISE; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POLITICAL SYSTEM; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; EMPLOYMENT; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OVERWEIGHT; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS; UNITED STATES; CVD; DEATH PREVENTED OR POSTPONED; DPP; EE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ET; ETR; EXERCISE TRAINING REFERRAL; HMEE; HOUSEHOLD MANAGEMENT ENERGY EXPENDITURE; METHODOLOGY; PA; PC; PERFECT CARE; PHC; PHYSICAL INACTIVITY; PIA; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; HUMAN PLACENTA LACTOGEN;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; EMPLOYMENT; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; THINNESS; UNITED STATES;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CVD; DEATH PREVENTED OR POSTPONED; DPP; EE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ET; ETR; EXERCISE TRAINING; EXERCISE TRAINING REFERRAL; HCS; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HMEE; HOUSEHOLD MANAGEMENT ENERGY EXPENDITURE; PA; PC; PERFECT CARE; PHC; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL INACTIVITY; PIA; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QALY; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR;

EID: 84892954233     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2013.08.020     Document Type: Review

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