Promoting stair climbing: Effects of message specificity and validation

Health Education Research

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 49-57

  Webb, Oliver J ^a   Eves, Frank F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLIMBING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION;

EID: 33846388929     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: 14653648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cyl045     Document Type: Article

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