Feasibility and effectiveness of online physical activity advice based on a personal activity monitor: Randomized controlled trial

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Slootmaker, Sander M ^a   Chinapaw, Mai J M ^a   Schuit, Albertine J ^b,c   Seidell, Jacob C ^c   van Mechelen, Willem ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FITNESS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERNET; LIFESTYLE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MONITORING; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NETHERLANDS; ONLINE SYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RUNNING; STANDARD; TEACHING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; EXERCISE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERNET; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NETHERLANDS; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PAMPHLETS; PHYSICAL FITNESS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RUNNING;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 70350442933     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.1139     Document Type: Article

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