Internet-delivered behavior change program increases physical activity and improves cardiometabolic disease risk factors in sedentary adults: Results of a randomized controlled trial

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 431-438

  Carr, Lucas J ^a   Bartee, R Todd ^a   Dorozynski, Chris ^a   Broomfield, James F ^b   Smith, Marci L ^a   Smith, Derek T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiometabolic; Overweight; Pedometer; Physical activity; Sedentary

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY RISK; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART MUSCLE METABOLISM; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COLORADO; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; WYOMING;

EID: 43049181328     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2007.12.005     Document Type: Article

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