Exercise is Medicine
REVIEW ARTICLE
EUROPEAN UNION´S SPORT POLICIY FRAMEWORK

The European Union, Sport Policy and Health-Enhancing Physical Activity (HEPA): The Case of Exercise by Prescription

Die Europäische Union, Sportpolitik und gesundheitsfördernde körperliche Aktivität (HEPA): Sport auf Rezept

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Corresponding Author:
Jacob Kornbeck
European Commission
Sport Unit
1049 Brussels
Belgien
E-Mail: Jacob.Kornbeck@ec.europa.eu