The profile, motivations and challenges for volunteers on health walks schemes based in primary care

Health Education Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 265-274

  Ashley, Andrew ^a   Steel, Maggie ^a   Bartlett, Helen ^a,b  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Health Studies ^*

Author keywords

Health walks; Leaders; Volunteers; Walking

Indexed keywords

EID: 52549084400     PISSN: 00178969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001789690106000308     Document Type: Article

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