Physical activity and physical fitness counseling patterns of adult nurse practitioners

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 86-92

  Buchholz, Susan W ^a,b   Purath, Janet ^c  

^a Family Nurse Practitioner Program   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY CALUMET   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Nurse practitioners; Physical activity; Physical fitness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COUNSELING; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; COUNSELING; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33847253878     PISSN: 10412972     EISSN: 17457599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2006.00197.x     Document Type: Article

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