Effect of physical activity intervention based on a pedometer on physical activity level and anthropometric measures after childbirth: A randomized controlled trial

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Maturi, Masumeh S ^a   Afshary, Pourandokht ^b   Abedi, Parvin ^b  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b AHVAZ JUNDISHAPUR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDOMETER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PUERPERIUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WAIST HIP RATIO; WALKING; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EXERCISE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; WAIST-HIP RATIO; WALKING;

EID: 83455186400     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2393-11-103     Document Type: Article

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