The Stages of Change in three stage concepts and two modes of physical activity: A comparison of stage distributions and practical implications

Health Education Research

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 406-417

  Martin Diener, Eva ^a,b   Thüring, Nicole ^a,b   Melges, Thomas ^a   Martin, Brian W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Institute for Sport Science   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCEPT FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNET; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SWITZERLAND; TELEPHONE;

EID: 3342972845     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cyg051     Document Type: Article

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