Partnering With Libraries to Promote Walking Among Community-Dwelling Adults: A Kingston Gets Active Pilot Pedometer-Lending Project

Health Promotion Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 588-596

  Ryder, Holly H ^a   Faloon, Kathryn J ^a   Lévesque, Lucie ^a   McDonald, Deanna ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Kingston Frontenac Lennox   (Canada)

Author keywords

community intervention; health promotion; library; pedometer; physical activity; walking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LIBRARY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING; MOTIVATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LIBRARIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; MOTIVATION; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75549084232     PISSN: 15248399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1524839907311049     Document Type: Article

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