The Role of Local Government in Physical Activity: Employee Perceptions

Health Promotion Practice

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 214-218

  Steele, Rebekah ^a   Caperchione, Cristina ^a  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

health promotion; local government; physical activity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CONSUMER; EXERCISE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; EXERCISE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 21444439972     PISSN: 15248399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1524839903260690     Document Type: Article

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