The shape up challenge: A community-based worksite exercise competition

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 23-34

  Blake, Susan M ^a   Caspersen, Carl J ^b   Finnegan, John ^c   Crow, Richard A ^c   Mittlemark, Maurice B ^d   Ringhofer, Kevin R ^e  

^a FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Harding/Ringhofer/Associates Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Exercise; Incentives; Participation; Worksite

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0029788446     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/0890-1171-11.1.23     Document Type: Article

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