A process evaluation of a "physical activity pathway" in the primary care setting

BMC Public Health

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Bull, Fiona C ^a,b   Milton, Karen E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; EVALUATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955303171     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-463     Document Type: Article

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