Comparison of 3 interventions to increase walking in sedentary women

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 339-352

  Nies, Mary A ^a,b   Partridge, Ty ^a,c  

^a Department of Health Sciences ^*

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Intervention; Longitudinal; Physical activity; Telephone; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746926028     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.30.4.1     Document Type: Article

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