The effect of a multi-strategy workplace physical activity intervention promoting pedometer use and step count increase

Health Education Research

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 608-619

  De Cocker, Katrien A ^a   De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse M ^a   Cardon, Greet M ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMICS; WALKING;

ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WALKING;

EID: 77955260536     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: 14653648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cyp052     Document Type: Article

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