Higher Direct Medical Costs Associated With Physical Inactivity
- 1 October 2000
- journal article
- Published by Informa UK Limited in The Physician and Sportsmedicine
- Vol. 28 (10), 63-70
- https://doi.org/10.3810/psm.2000.10.1237
Abstract
The benefits of physical activity in reducing morbidity and mortality are well-established, but the effect of physical inactivity on direct medical costs is less clear.Keywords
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