An examination of the stages of change construct for health promotion within organizations

Journal of Health, Organisation and Management

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 121-135

  Berry, Tanya R ^a   Plotnikoff, Ronald C ^a   Raine, Kim ^a   Anderson, Donna ^b   Naylor, P J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b CENTER FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH IN REHABILITATION AND SOCIAL INTEGRATION   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health education; Organizational change

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249652311     PISSN: 14777266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777260710736822     Document Type: Article

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