Health promotion programs related to the Athens 2004 Olympic and Para Olympic games

• Main Authors: Hadjichristodoulou Christos (Author), Soteriades Elpidoforos S (Author), Kremastinou Jeni (Author), Chelvatzoglou Fotini C (Author), Minogiannis Panagiotis S (Author), Falagas Matthew E (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2006-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The Olympic Games constitute a first-class opportunity to promote athleticism and health messages. Little is known, however on the impact of Olympic Games on the development of health-promotion programs for the general population.<...