Physician Counseling About Exercise
Open Access
- 27 October 1999
- journal article
- the patient-physician-relationship
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 282 (16) , 1583-1588
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.282.16.1583
Abstract
During the last decade, the prevalence of obesity has increased substantially.1-3 Part of this rise has been attributed to increasingly sedentary lifestyles. Recent data suggest that most residents of the United States do not participate in regular physical activity at recommended levels.4Keywords
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