10,000 Steps Rockhampton: Evaluation of a whole community approach to improving population levels of physical activity

Journal of Physical Activity and Health

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-14

  Brown, Wendy J ^a   Mummery, Kerry ^b   Eakin, Elizabeth ^a   Schofield, Grant ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Counseling; Exercise; Health promotion; Intervention; Pedometers

Indexed keywords

EID: 37849008033     PISSN: 15433080     EISSN: 15435474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jpah.3.1.1     Document Type: Article

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