It just doesn't speak to me: Mid-aged men's reactions to '10,000 Steps a Day'

Health Promotion Journal of Australia

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 52-59

  Burton, Nicola W ^a   Walsh, Anthony ^a   Brown, Wendy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Health promotion; Pedometer; Walking

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; WALKING;

AGED; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; SEX FACTORS; WALKING;

EID: 42449163954     PISSN: 10361073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/he08052     Document Type: Article

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