Exercise on prescription for women aged 40-74 recruited through primary care: Two year randomised controlled trial

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 120-123

  Lawton, Beverley A ^a   Rose, Sally B ^a   Elley, C Raina ^b   Dowell, Anthony C ^a   Fenton, Anna ^c   Moyes, Simon A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c CHRISTCHURCH WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 61449252543     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.a2509     Document Type: Article

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