Relationship of stages of change to attendance in a diabetes prevention program

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 517-520

  Helitzer, Deborah L ^a   Peterson, Arlana Bobo ^a,b   Sanders, Margaret ^a   Thompson, Janice ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Albuquerque Public Schools   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attendance; Diabetes prevention; Intervention research; Transtheoretical theory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

EID: 34447514252     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/0890-1171-21.6.517     Document Type: Article

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