- Title
- Prevalence, cost and correlates of physical activity participation by adults in an Australian regional city
- Creator
- Dassanayake, Jayantha
- Date
- 2003
- Type
- Text; Thesis; Masters
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/56635
- Identifier
- vital:4220
- Abstract
- "This study aims to investigate physical activity participation by adults in the regional city of Ballarat by examining: the current levels of physical activity and how these compare with the overall Australian adult population; the PAR fpr physical inactivity and CHD, NIDDM, colon cancer, stroke, breast cancer and all-cause mortality; the curent cost of CHD, and stroke, attributable to physical inactivity; the major determinants of physical activity participation; and the theoretical models most relevant for the design and implementation of any targeted intervention programs."; Master of Applied Science
- Rights
- Open Access
- Rights
- This metadata is freely available under a CCO license
- Subject
- Public health; Physical fitness; Sports sciences
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