Physical activity is important, but can it be promoted  in general practice?

Smith, Ben J; Eakin, Elizabeth G; Bauman, Adrian E

doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05437.x

Topics

General medicine

Environment and public health

The multisector approach to reducing smoking may be a good model for tackling physical activity

1 School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW.
2 Schools of Public Health and Human Movement Studies, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD.
3 School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW.

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