Increasing uptake of physical activity: A social ecological approach

Journal of The Royal Society for the Promotion of Health

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 31-40

  Cochrane, Thomas ^a   Davey, Rachel Caroline ^a  

^a STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour change; Changing environments; Improving public health; Physical activity; Urban communities

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EVALUATION AND FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; POVERTY AREAS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 37449025809     PISSN: 14664240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1466424007085223     Document Type: Article

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