Effect of physical inactivity on major non-communicable diseases worldwide: an analysis of burden of disease and life expectancy
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In this article, the authors quantify the effect of physical inactivity on these major non-communicable diseases by estimating how much disease could be averted if inactive people were to become active and to estimate gain in life expectancy at the population level.About:
This article is published in The Lancet.The article was published on 2012-07-21 and is currently open access. It has received 6119 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Life expectancy & Population.read more
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Exploring the use of music to promote physical activity: From the viewpoint of psychological hedonism
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Translation and psychometric evaluation of a scale to measure the fear of activity in Chinese patients with coronary artery disease
TL;DR: In this article , the psychometric properties of a Chinese version scale to measure the Fear of Activity in patients with Coronary Artery Disease were translated and tested in a clinical setting.
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What do patients really know? An evaluation of patients' physical activity guideline knowledge within general practice.
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