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Physical inactivity among physiotherapy undergraduates: exploring the knowledge-practice gap

BACKGROUND: Physical inactivity is a common risk factor for several non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Increasing physical activity could reduce the burden of disease due to major NCDs and increase life expectancy. Undergraduate physiotherapy students represent a group of young-adults expected to hav...

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Autores principales:	Ranasinghe, Chathuranga, Sigera, Chathurani, Ranasinghe, Priyanga, Jayawardena, Ranil, Ranasinghe, Ayodya C. R., Hills, Andrew P., King, Neil
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2016
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5142393/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27980791 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13102-016-0063-8

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