Active for life: A work-based physical activity program

Preventing Chronic Disease

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Green, Beverly B ^a   Cheadle, Allen ^b   Pellegrini, Adam S ^c   Harris, Jeffrey R ^d  

^a CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c American Cancer Society   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; TIME;

ADULT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34447107713     PISSN: 15451151     EISSN: 21665435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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