Experience analysis of a practice-based, online pedometer program

Diabetes Spectrum

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 197-200

  VanWormer, Jeffrey J ^a   Pronk, Nicolaas P ^a   Boucher, Jackie L ^a  

^a Health Partners Medical Group   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; UNITED STATES; WALKING; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 33845368554     PISSN: 10409165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/diaspect.19.4.197     Document Type: Article

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