Pedometers as Measurement Tools and Motivational Devices: New Insights for Researchers and Practitioners

Health Promotion Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 55-62

  Gardner, Paula J ^a   Campagna, Phil D ^b  

^a NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

health promotion; intervention; mixed method; pedometer; physical activity

Indexed keywords

ACTIMETRY; ARTICLE; CANADA; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERVIEW; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; WALKING;

ACTIGRAPHY; CANADA; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; WALKING;

EID: 79955039262     PISSN: 15248399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1524839909334623     Document Type: Article

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