An obligation for primary care physicians to prescribe physical activity to sedentary patients to reduce the risk of chronic health conditions

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 165-173

  Chakravarthy, Manu V ^a   Joyner, Michael J ^b   Booth, Frank W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; CANCER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SITTING; WALKING;

EID: 85047696709     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/77.2.165     Document Type: Article

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