Promoting physical activity: The new imperative for public health

Health Education Research

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 367-376

  Sparling, Phillip B ^a   Owen, Neville ^b   Lambert, Estelle V ^c   Haskell, William L ^d  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOUTH AFRICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034123686     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/15.3.367     Document Type: Article

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