Can motivational signs prompt increases in incidental physical activity in an Australian health-care facility?

Health Education Research

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 743-749

  Marshall, A L ^a   Bauman, A E ^b   Patch, C ^c   Wilson, J ^c   Chen, J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c South Eastern Sydney and Illawarra Area Health Service   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BUILDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MOTION; MOTIVATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SENSOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; EXERCISE; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MOTIVATION;

EID: 0036912904     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/17.6.743     Document Type: Article

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