How can and do australian doctors promote physical activity?

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 866-873

  Bull, Fiona C L ^a   Schipper, Elise C C ^a   Jamrozik, Konrad ^a   Blanksby, Brian A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Family practice; Health education; Physical activity; Self efficacy; Survey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; FAMILY MEDICINE; FITNESS; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 0031281483     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/pmed.1997.0226     Document Type: Article

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