Getting more people on the stairs: The impact of a new message format

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 495-500

  Kerr, Jacqueline ^b   Eves, Frank F ^a   Carroll, Douglas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Exercise promotion; Health communication; Stair climbing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002726872     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/135910530100600503     Document Type: Article

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