Physical chronic conditions, multimorbidity and sedentary behavior amongst middle-aged and older adults in six low- and middle-income countries
Abstract Background Sedentary behavior (SB) is, irrespective of a person’s physical activity levels, associated with a wide range of deleterious outcomes such as diabetes, stroke and associated premature mortality. There are no nationally representative, multi-national, population-based studies inve...
Main Authors: | Davy Vancampfort, Brendon Stubbs, Ai Koyanagi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-10-01
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Series: | International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12966-017-0602-z |
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