Review of the epidemiological evidence for physical activity and health from low- and middle-income countries

Global Public Health

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 369-381

  Milton, Karen ^a   Macniven, Rona ^b   Bauman, Adrian ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

epidemiology; low and middle income countries; non communicable disease; physical activity

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY COMPOSITION; BONE DENSITY; BREAST CANCER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COGNITION; COLON CANCER; COLORECTAL CANCER; DEPRESSION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MORTALITY; NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OSTEOPOROSIS; OVARY CANCER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RISK FACTOR; ADULT; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHRONIC DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTECTION; RISK REDUCTION; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS;

ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHRONIC DISEASE; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PROTECTIVE FACTORS; RISK FACTORS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE;

EID: 84899582197     PISSN: 17441692     EISSN: 17441706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2014.894548     Document Type: Article

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