Self-monitoring: Influencing effective behavior change in your clients

ACSM's Health and Fitness Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 14-19

  Burgard, Melissa ^a   Gallagher, Kara I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior Change; Clients; Feedback; Self Monitoring; Weight Loss

Indexed keywords

EID: 32444435292     PISSN: 10915397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00135124-200601000-00007     Document Type: Review

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