title: Physical Activity Prescription: A Critical Opportunity to Address a Modifiable Risk Factor for the Prevention and Management of Chronic Disease: A Position Statement by the Canadian Academy of Sport and Exercise Medicine.
authors.affiliation: *Department of Family Medicine, Western University, London, ON, Canada; †Laval University, Québec, QC, Canada; ‡University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; §Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Faculty of Pharmacy, Laval University, Québec, QC, Canada; ¶Acadia University, Wolfville, NS, Canada; ‖Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; and **University of Ottawa, Ottawa ON, Canada.
authors.forename: Jane S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Thornton
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Frémont
authors.forename: Karim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Poirier
authors.forename: Jonathon
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fowles
authors.forename: Greg D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Wells
authors.forename: Renata J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Frankovich
mesh_terms: D000047:Academies and Institutes; D002170:Canada; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019468:Disease Management; D015444:Exercise; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D055656:Prescriptions; D011320:Primary Health Care; D012307:Risk Factors