Physical activity and persons with intellectual disability: some considerations for Latin America Actividad física en personas con discapacidad intelectual: algunas consideraciones para América Latina

Physical activity is a personal and societal investment in health. In Latin America, rates of non-communicable diseases are growing and there is burgeoning interest in physical activity as a preventative health measure. This paper describes physical activity among adults with intellectual disability...

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Main Authors: Viviene A Temple, Heidi I Stanish
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública 2008-01-01
Series:Salud Pública de México
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-36342008000800012