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Andrea Ramirez Varela
Researcher at University of Los Andes
Publications - 75
Citations - 808
Andrea Ramirez Varela is an academic researcher from University of Los Andes. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Population. The author has an hindex of 10, co-authored 54 publications receiving 378 citations. Previous affiliations of Andrea Ramirez Varela include Universidade Federal de Pelotas & University of the Andes.
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Towards better evidence-informed global action: lessons learnt from the Lancet series and recent developments in physical activity and public health.
Ding Ding,Andrea Ramirez Varela,Adrian Bauman,Ulf Ekelund,I-Min Lee,Gregory W. Heath,Peter T. Katzmarzyk,Rodrigo Siqueira Reis,Michael Pratt +8 more
TL;DR: A global summary on the progress of, gaps in and future directions for physical activity research in the following areas are provided: surveillance and trends, correlates and determinants, health outcomes and interventions, programmes and policies.
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Attacking the pandemic of physical inactivity: what is holding us back?
TL;DR: Whether the world is failing to implement proven strategies or do not yet truly understand what works to increase population levels of physical activity is examined and recommendations for researchers and policymakers are closed.
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National physical activity and sedentary behaviour policies in 76 countries: availability, comprehensiveness, implementation, and effectiveness
Bojana Klepac Pogrmilovic,Andrea Ramirez Varela,Michael Pratt,Karen Milton,Adrian Bauman,Stuart J. H. Biddle,Zeljko Pedisic +6 more
TL;DR: PA and SB policies were generally best developed in high-income countries and countries of European and Western-Pacific regions, compared with other world regions.
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Worldwide surveillance, policy, and research on physical activity and health: The global observatory for physical activity
Andrea Ramirez Varela,Michael Pratt,Kenneth E. Powell,I-Min Lee,Adrian Bauman,Gregory W. Heath,Rafaela Costa Martins,Harold W. Kohl,Pedro C. Hallal +8 more
TL;DR: Surveillance, policy, and research indicators were positively correlated, suggesting that action at multiple levels tends to stimulate progress in other areas, and efforts to expand PA-related surveillance, policy and research in lower income countries are needed.
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Mapping the historical development of physical activity and health research: A structured literature review and citation network analysis.
Andrea Ramirez Varela,Michael Pratt,Jenine K. Harris,Jesse D. Lecy,Deborah Salvo,Ross C. Brownson,Pedro C. Hallal +6 more
TL;DR: This paper is the first to systematically describe the development of research on PA and public health, and the key publications include fundamental ideas that remain citable over time, but notable research and dissemination gaps exist and should be addressed.