The effect of two different health messages on physical activity levels and health in sedentary overweight, middle-aged women

BMC Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Pal, Sebely ^a   Cheng, Cheryl ^a   Ho, Suleen ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; STATISTICS; TIME; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WALKING;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HEALTH COMMUNICATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; OVERWEIGHT; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; TIME FACTORS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WALKING;

EID: 79953181676     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-204     Document Type: Article

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