Effectiveness of counselling patients on physical activity in general practice: Cluster randomised controlled trial

British Medical Journal

Volumn 326, Issue 7393, 2003, Pages 793-796

  Elley, C Raina ^a   Kerse, Ngaire ^a   Arroll, Bruce ^a   Robinson, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EXERCISE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAIN; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COUNSELING; EXERCISE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RURAL HEALTH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 0037433707     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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