Urban greenways have the potential to increase physical activity levels cost-effectively
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Urban greenways have the potential to increase physical activity levels cost-effectively.
BACKGROUND For many, physical activity has been engineered out of daily life, leading to high levels of sedentariness and obesity. Multi-faceted physical activity interventions, combining individual, community and environmental approaches, have the greatest potential to improve public health, but few have been evaluated. METHODS Approximately 100,000 people may benefit from improved opportuni...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Public Health
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1464-360X,1101-1262
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckt035