"Is there nothing more practical than a good theory?": Why innovations and advances in health behavior change will arise if interventions are used to test and refine theory

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Volumn 1, Issue , 2004, Pages

  Rothman, Alexander J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; COMPREHENSION; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ASPECT; THEORY;

EID: 18144383515     PISSN: 14795868     EISSN: 14795868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1479-5868-1-11     Document Type: Article

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