Health benefits of different sport disciplines for adults: systematic review of observational and intervention studies with meta-analysis

Pekka Oja; Sylvia Titze; Sami Kokko; Urho M Kujala; Ari Heinonen; Paul Kelly; Pasi Koski; Charlie Foster

doi:10.1136/bjsports-2014-093885

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Health benefits of different sport disciplines for adults: systematic review of observational and intervention studies with meta-analysis

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Pekka Oja UKK Institute for Health Promotion Research, Tampere, Finland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Sylvia Titze Institute of Sport Sciences, University of Graz, Graz, Austria PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Sami Kokko Department of Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Urho M Kujala Department of Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Ari Heinonen Department of Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Paul Kelly Physical Activity for Health Research Centre, Institute for Sport, Physical Education and Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Pasi Koski Department of Teacher Education, University of Turku, Rauma, Finland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Charlie Foster British Heart Foundation Health Promotion Research Group, University of Oxford, Oxford, England PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Pekka Oja, UKK Institute for Health Promotion Research, P.O. Box 30, Tampere 33501, Finland; pekka.oja{at}uta.fi

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Oja P, Titze S, Kokko S, et al

Health benefits of different sport disciplines for adults: systematic review of observational and intervention studies with meta-analysis

British Journal of Sports Medicine 2015;49:434-440.

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Accepted December 7, 2014
First published January 7, 2015.

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October 11, 2022

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