Randomized trial of three strategies to promote physical activity in general practice

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 156-163

  Armit, Christine M ^a   Brown, Wendy J ^a   Marshall, Alison L ^a,b   Ritchie, Carrie B ^a   Trost, Stewart G ^a,c   Green, Anita ^a   Bauman, Adrian E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Exercise; Pedometer; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT;

AGED; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; COUNSELING; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; QUEENSLAND; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 59649099425     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2008.11.009     Document Type: Article

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