The evolution of physical activity on prescription (FaR) in Sweden

Schweizerische Zeitschrift fur Sportmedizin und Sporttraumatologie

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 23-25

  Raustorp, Anders ^a,b   Sundberg, Carl Johan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chronic disease; Counselling; Healthcare; Physical activity; Prevention; Sweden

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904001446     PISSN: 14220644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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