The ABC of Physical Activity for Health: a consensus statement from the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences.

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Published in J Sports Sci on April 01, 2010

Authors

Gary O'Donovan1, Anthony J Blazevich, Colin Boreham, Ashley R Cooper, Helen Crank, Ulf Ekelund, Kenneth R Fox, Paul Gately, Billie Giles-Corti, Jason M R Gill, Mark Hamer, Ian McDermott, Marie Murphy, Nanette Mutrie, John J Reilly, John M Saxton, Emmanuel Stamatakis

Author Affiliations

1: School of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK. g.odonovan@exeter.ac.uk

Associated clinical trials:

Evaluation of a Lifestyle Intervention After Bariatric Surgery | NCT03214471

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