Effectiveness of a lifestyle physical activity intervention in a women's organization

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 413-421

  Opdenacker, Joke ^a   Boen, Filip ^a   Auweele, Yves Vanden ^a   Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse De ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERVENTION STUDY; LIFESTYLE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; BELGIUM; COUNSELING; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 41449105537     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2007.0464     Document Type: Article

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