ParticipACTION: A mass media campaign targeting parents of inactive children; knowledge, saliency, and trialing behaviours

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Volumn 6, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Craig, Cora L ^a,b   Bauman, Adrian ^a,b   Gauvin, Lise ^c,d   Robertson, Jennifer ^e   Murumets, Kelly ^e  

^a Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c IRSPUM   (Canada)

^d CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^e ParticipACTION   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MASS COMMUNICATION; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RECALL;

EID: 73149116652     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14795868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1479-5868-6-88     Document Type: Article

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