Prompting health professionals to be activity role models-motivating stair use at the 2001 ACSM scientific meeting

Journal of Physical Activity and Health

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 607-618

  Andersen, Ross E ^a,b   Bauman, Adrian E ^c   Franckowiak, Shawn C ^a   Reilley, Sue M ^a   Marshall, Alison L ^d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Health promotion; Physical activity; Role model

Indexed keywords

EID: 57849098215     PISSN: 15433080     EISSN: 15435476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jpah.5.4.607     Document Type: Article

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