The effects of screening on health behaviour: A summary of the results of randomized controlled trials

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 71-79

  Deutekom, Marije ^a,b   Vansenne, Fleur ^b   McCaffery, Kirsten ^c   Essink Bot, Marie Louise ^a   Stronks, Karien ^a   Bossuyt, Patrick M M ^b  

^a Department of Public Health ^*  (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

exercise; health behaviour; risk factors; screening; smoking

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIET; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; TIME;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; DIET; EXERCISE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79952158468     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdq050     Document Type: Article

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