Support for policy interventions to increase physical activity in rural Missouri

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 263-266

  Brownson, Ross C ^a   Schmid, Thomas L ^b   King, Abby C ^c   Eyler, Amy A ^a   Pratt, Michael ^b   Murayi, Theophile ^d   Mayer, Jeffrey P ^a   Brown, David R ^b  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; SPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032453426     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/0890-1171-12.4.263     Document Type: Article

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