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Health and economic costs of physical inactivity.
Physical inactivity has reached epidemic levels in developed countries and is being recognized as a serious public health problem. Recent evidence shows a high percentages of individuals worldwide who are physically inactive, i.e. do not achieve the WHO's present recommendation of 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous intensity per week in addition to usual activities. Living in sedentary lifesty...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Economic & Labour Market Review
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1751-8326
DOI: 10.1057/elmr.2009.27