Physical inactivity among physiotherapy undergraduates: exploring the knowledge-practice gap
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Physical inactivity among physiotherapy undergraduates: exploring the knowledge-practice gap
BACKGROUND Physical inactivity is a common risk factor for several non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Increasing physical activity could reduce the burden of disease due to major NCDs and increase life expectancy. Undergraduate physiotherapy students represent a group of young-adults expected to have a good knowledge of physical activity. We evaluated physical activity levels of undergraduate ph...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2052-1847
DOI: 10.1186/s13102-016-0063-8