A Message From Modern-Day Healthcare to Physical Activity and Fitness: Welcome Home!

Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 293-295

  Arena, Ross ^a   Harrington, Robert A ^b   Després, Jean Pierre ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIORESPIRATORY FITNESS; EDITORIAL; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; LONGEVITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY OF LIFE; WORKSHOP; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EXERCISE; FITNESS; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CONGRESSES AS TOPIC; EXERCISE; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84920167384     PISSN: 00330620     EISSN: 18731740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcad.2014.11.001     Document Type: Editorial

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