Journal article
School‐based physical activity programs for promoting physical activity and fitness in children and adolescents aged 6 to 18
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 1.9 million deaths worldwide are attributable to physical inactivity and at least 2.6 million deaths are a result of being overweight or obese. In addition, WHO estimates that physical inactivity causes 10% to 16% of cases each of breast cancer, colon, and rectal cancers as well as type 2 diabetes, and 22% of coronary heart disease and the burden of these and other chronic diseases …
Authors
Dobbins M; Husson H; DeCorby K; LaRocca RL
Journal
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Vol. 2013, No. 2,
Publisher
Wiley
DOI
10.1002/14651858.cd007651.pub2
ISSN
1361-6137