Changes in physical activity among Brazilian adults over a 5-year period

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Authors

Alan Goularte Knuth · Universidade Federal de Pelotas

Giancarlo Bacchieri · Universidade Federal de Pelotas

César G. Victora · Universidade Federal de Pelotas

Pedro C. Hallal · Universidade Federal de Pelotas

Abstract

Effective interventions for the promotion of physical activity are urgently required in order to overcome the decline in physical activity levels in this population, particularly among the poor.

Topics & Keywords

Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Health and Lifestyle Studies Physical Activity and Health

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health

Volume 64, Issue 7, pp. 591-595

DOI: 10.1136/jech.2009.088526

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