The erosion of physical activity in Western societies: an economic death march

Diabetologia

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1730-1734

  Booth, Frank W ^a,b   Hawley, John A ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b University of Missouri   (United States)

^c AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Exercise; Exercise mimetics; Exercise training; Obesity; Physical inactivity

Indexed keywords

CURRICULUM; EDITORIAL; EXERCISE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; METABOLIC DISORDER; MORTALITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OPTIMISM; ORGANIZATION; PESSIMISM; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; COST OF ILLNESS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; ECONOMICS; LIFESTYLE; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR;

COST OF ILLNESS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; EXERCISE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84937525976     PISSN: 0012186X     EISSN: 14320428     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00125-015-3617-5     Document Type: Editorial

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