Perceived community environment and physical activity involvement in a northern-rural Aboriginal community
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Perceived community environment and physical activity involvement in a northern-rural Aboriginal community
BACKGROUND Type 2 diabetes disproportionately affects Aboriginal peoples in Canada. Ample evidence shows that regular physical activity (PA) plays an important role in the prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetes. Evidence is beginning to emerge linking PA to the physical environment but little is known about the relationship between remote rural environments and PA involvement in Aboriginal...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1479-5868
DOI: 10.1186/1479-5868-4-63