Social support and leisure-time physical activity: longitudinal evidence from the Brazilian Pró-Saúde cohort study

• Main Authors: Werneck Guilherme L (Author), Griep Rosane H (Author), Rostila Mikael (Author), de Leon Antônio (Author), Lopes Claudia S (Author), Oliveira Aldair J (Author), Faerstein Eduardo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2011-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Although social support has been observed to exert a beneficial influence on leisure-time physical activity (LTPA), multidimensional approaches examining social support and prospective evidence of its importance are scarce. The purpo...