The Effect of a Physical Activity Program on the Total Number of Primary Care Visits in Inactive Patients: A 15-Month Randomized Controlled Trial.

Effective promotion of exercise could result in substantial savings in healthcare cost expenses in terms of direct medical costs, such as the number of medical appointments. However, this is hampered by our limited knowledge of how to achieve sustained increases in physical activity.To assess the ef...

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Main Authors: Maria Giné-Garriga, Carme Martin-Borràs, Anna Puig-Ribera, Carlos Martín-Cantera, Mercè Solà, Antonio Cuesta-Vargas, PPAF Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3689840?pdf=render