Translating active living research into policy and practice: One important pathway to chronic disease prevention
Open Access
- 22 January 2015
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Public Health Policy
- Vol. 36 (2) , 231-243
Abstract
Global concerns about rising levels of chronic disease make timely translation of research into policy and practice a priority. There is a need to tackle cKeywords
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