MobileMums: A randomized controlled trial of an SMS-based physical activity intervention

Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 101-111

  Fjeldsoe, Brianna S ^a   Miller, Yvette D ^a   Marshall, Alison L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Intervention; Mobile phone; Physical activity; Postnatal; Social cognitive theory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; E-MAIL; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PUERPERIUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WALKING; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; COUNSELING; ELECTRONIC MAIL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; WALKING; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 77954563744     PISSN: 08836612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12160-010-9170-z     Document Type: Article

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