Physical activity referrals in Swedish primary health care – prescriber and patient characteristics, reasons for prescriptions, and prescribed activities

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Over the past decade, practitioners in primary health care (PHC) settings in many countries have issued written prescriptions to patients to promote increased physical activity or exercise. The aim of this study is to describe and an...

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Main Authors: Ekberg K, Nilsen P, Bendtsen P, Leijon ME, Ståhle A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-10-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/8/201