Worksite physical activity interventions

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 344-361

  Dishman, Rod K ^a   Oldenburg, Brian ^b   O'Neal, Heather ^a   Shephard, Roy J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behavior modification; Exercise; Health promotion; Leisure activities (recreation); Occupational medicine; Physical fitness; Worksite (workplace)

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; FITNESS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; WORK; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONS; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RESEARCH DESIGN; TIME FACTORS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0031774641     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-3797(98)00077-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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