Jeremy Morris as a pioneer of behavioural epidemiology, social medicine and public health

URN to cite this document:: urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-579444
DOI to cite this document:: 10.5283/epub.57944

Lange, Klaus W.

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Abstract

Seventy years ago, the Scottish epidemiologist Jeremy Morris published his seminal papers in exercise epidemiology, providing evidence of the positive relationship between physical activity levels and reduced mortality. Today, we may remember Morris’s pivotal role in establishing physical activity as a key factor in preventive medicine and public health. The roots of the role of behavioural ...