From innovation to practice: Initiation, implementation and evaluation of a physician-based physical activity promotion programme in Finland

Health Promotion International

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 19-27

  Aittasalo, Minna ^a   Miilunpalo, Seppo ^b,c   Ståhl, Timo ^d   Kukkonen Harjula, Katriina ^a  

^a UKK INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROMOTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

^b Kiipula Rehabilitation Centre   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^d NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Dissemination; Physical activity; Primary health care; Promotion

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; FINLAND; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ADULT; COUNSELING; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY;

EID: 33847624153     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: 14602245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/dal040     Document Type: Review

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