Vital Signs: Disability and Physical Activity — United States, 2009–2012

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Vital Signs: Disability and Physical Activity — United States, 2009–2012

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Carroll, Dianna D. , Courtney-Long, Elizabeth A. , Stevens, Alissa C. , Sloan, Michelle L. , Lullo, Carolyn , Visser, Susanna N. , Fox, Michael H. , Armour, Brian S. , Campbell, Vincent A. , Brown, David R. , Dorn, Joan M. and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

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United States: Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2014-05, Vol.63 (18), p.407-413

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English

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United States: Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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Adults with disabilities are less active and have higher rates of chronic disease than the general population. Given the health benefits of physical activity, understanding physical activity, its relationship with chronic disease, and health professional recommendations for physical activity among young to middle-age adults with disabilities could...