Small steps are easier together: A goal-based ecological intervention to increase walking by women in rural worksites

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 5-6, 2010, Pages 230-234

  Warren, Barbour S ^a   Maley, Mary ^a   Sugarwala, Laura J ^a   Wells, Martin T ^a   Devine, Carol M ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Intervention studies; Physical activity; Rural health; Walking; Worksite

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; E-MAIL; FEMALE; GOAL ATTAINMENT; HEALTH EDUCATOR; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERVENTION STUDY; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PEDOMETER; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; RURAL AREA; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SELF MONITORING; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNITED STATES; WALKING SPEED; WEIGHT GAIN; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GOALS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTENTION; INTERNET; LINEAR MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; WALKING; WOMEN; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 77952583913     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2010.02.006     Document Type: Article

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