Results of a randomized trial testing messages tailored to participantselected topics among female college students: Physical activity outcomes

Journal of Physical Activity and Health

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 517-526

  Quintiliani, Lisa M ^a   Campbell, Marci K ^b   Bowling, J Michael ^b   Steck, Susan ^c   Haines, Pamela S ^b   Devellis, Brenda M ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Exercise; Health behavior; Intervention study; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; E-MAIL; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ELECTRONIC MAIL; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GOALS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTENTION; SELF EFFICACY; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954398796     PISSN: 15433080     EISSN: 15435476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jpah.7.4.517     Document Type: Article

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