Using pedometers to increase physical activity in overweight and obese women: A pilot study

BMC Public Health

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Pal, Sebely ^a   Cheng, Cheryl ^a   Egger, Garry ^b   Binns, Colin ^a   Donovan, Robert ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; OBESITY; PEDOMETER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PILOT STUDY; SITTING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; AUSTRALIA; EXERCISE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WALKING;

ADULT; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PILOT PROJECTS; WALKING; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 70349118125     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-9-309     Document Type: Article

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