The pandemic of physical inactivity: global action for public health
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The pandemic of physical inactivity: global action for public health.
Physical inactivity is the fourth leading cause of death worldwide. We summarise present global efforts to counteract this problem and point the way forward to address the pandemic of physical inactivity. Although evidence for the benefits of physical activity for health has been available since the 1950s, promotion to improve the health of populations has lagged in relation to the available ev...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Lancet
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0140-6736
DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(12)60898-8