Cost-effectiveness of physical activity counselling in general practice

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 117, Issue 1207, 2004, Pages

  Elley, C Raina ^a   Kerse, Ngaire ^b   Arroll, Bruce ^b   Swinburn, Boyd ^c   Ashton, Toni ^b   Robinson, Elizabeth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EXERCISE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; LEISURE; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRESCRIPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COUNSELING; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; COST SAVINGS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COUNSELING; EXERCISE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 16644401481     PISSN: 11758716     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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