RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Why and how to prescribe exercise: Overcoming the barriers
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 645
OP 656
VO 72
IS 8
A1 Fletcher, Gerald
A1 Trejo, Jorge F.
YR 2005
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/72/8/645.abstract
AB Exercise helps prevent and improve atherosclerosis and other chronic diseases, and physicians should encourage their patients to exercise more. Unfortunately, there are many barriers to prescribing exercise. To help patients start exercising and stay with it, clinicians need to address specifics. Several guidelines are available to achieve this goal.