A simple health sign increases stair use in a shopping mall and two train stations in Flanders, Belgium

Health Promotion International

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 183-191

  Boen, Filip ^a   Maurissen, Katrien ^a   Opdenacker, Joke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Intervention; Lifestyle modifications; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BELGIUM; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONSTRUCTION WORK AND ARCHITECTURAL PHENOMENA; EXERCISE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVATION; RAILWAY; RISK REDUCTION;

BELGIUM; COMMERCE; EXERCISE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LOCATION DIRECTORIES AND SIGNS; OBSERVATION; RAILROADS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR;

EID: 77952944353     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: 14602245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/daq001     Document Type: Article

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