What are groups all about? - Basic principles of group work for health- related physical activity

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 33, Issue SUPPL.1, 1998, Pages

  Toropainen, Erja ^a   Rinne, Marjo ^a  

^a UKK INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROMOTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Group process; Health promotion; Physical activity; Promotional group in physical activity; Social support

Indexed keywords

COOPERATION; GROUP DYNAMICS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 13144275197     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0738-3991(98)00015-9     Document Type: Article

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