Lifestyle behavior of physiotherapy students from Ecuador upon admission to higher education: a cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Héctor Gutiérrez-Espinoza (Author), María Cassola-Cajiao (Author), Emilia Garzón-Ulloa (Author), Daniela Celi-Lalama (Author), Carlos Bastidas-Caldes (Author), Felipe Araya-Quintanilla (Author), Carlos Cristi-Montero (Author), José Francisco López-Gil (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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IntroductionAdmission to university has been identified as a period involving the adoption of unhealthy lifestyle behaviors. However, few studies have addressed the extent of this experience among Latin American university students. The aim of this study was twofold: first, to describe anthropometri...