Promoting physical activity in a multi-ethnic district - methods and baseline results of a pseudo-experimental intervention study

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 387-396

  Jenum, Anne Karen ^a   Lorentzen, Catherine ^b   Anderssen, Sigmund A ^b   Birkeland, Kåre I ^b,c   Holme, Ingar ^b   Lund Larsen, Per G ^a   Ommundsen, Yngvar ^b   Raastad, Truls ^b   Thelle, Dag S ^d   Bahr, Roald ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

^c OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

cardiovascular disease; cardiovascular risk factors; diabetes prevalence; immigrant status; intervention; physical activity; psycho social factors; socio economic status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; LEISURE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NORWAY; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SITTING;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0345763176     PISSN: 20474873     EISSN: 20474881     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.hjr.0000085244.65733.94     Document Type: Article

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