The effectiveness of physical activity monitoring and distance counselling in an occupational health setting - A research protocol for a randomised controlled trial (CoAct)

BMC Public Health

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Reijonsaari, Karita ^a   Vehtari, Aki ^a   Van Mechelen, Willem ^b   Aro, Timo ^c   Taimela, Simo ^d  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Mutual Pension Insurance Company Ilmarinen   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COUNSELING; EXERCISE; FINLAND; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MONITORING; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRODUCTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TELEMEDICINE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ABSENTEEISM; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COUNSELING; EFFICIENCY; EXERCISE; FINLAND; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUESTIONNAIRES; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 76349083642     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-9-494     Document Type: Article

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