The physical therapist's role in physical activity promotion
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The physical therapist's role in physical activity promotion.
Clinicians are increasingly confronted with the diseases of physical inactivity. Paradoxically, a promising strategy to motivate sedentary individuals to become more active is the opportunity to encourage physical activity related behavioural change when individuals encounter health professionals. Although health care professionals trained in exercise prescription are recognised as having the p...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Sports Medicine
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0306-3674
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2008.053801