Cost-effectiveness of lifestyle and structured exercise interventions in sedentary adults. Results of project ACTIVE

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-8

  Sevick, Mary Ann ^a   Dunn, Andrea L ^b   Morrow, Melba S ^b   Marcus, Bess H ^c   Chen, G John ^a   Blair, Steven N ^b  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Cooper Inst Aerobics Res ^*  (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SITTING;

ADULT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EXERCISE; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL FITNESS;

EID: 0034043983     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-3797(00)00154-9     Document Type: Article

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