Development of an Ecological Assessment Tool for a Workplace Physical Activity Program Standard

Health Promotion Practice

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 453-463

  Plotnikoff, Ronald C ^a   Prodaniuk, Tricia R ^a   Fein, Allan J ^b   Milton, Leah ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b MACEWAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

assessment tool; ecological model; physical activity; program standard; workplace

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; EXERCISE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; WORKPLACE;

ALBERTA; EXERCISE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33644664224     PISSN: 15248399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1524839904263730     Document Type: Article

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