Cost-effectiveness of pedometer-based versus time-based Green Prescriptions: The Healthy Steps Study

Australian Journal of Primary Health

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 204-211

  Leung, William ^a   Ashton, Toni ^a   Kolt, Gregory S ^b,c   Schofield, Grant M ^c   Garrett, Nicholas ^c   Kerse, Ngaire ^a   Patel, Asmita ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

economic evaluation; older adults; physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEISURE; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDOMETER; PEDOMETER BASED GREEN PRESCRIPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME BASED GREEN PRESCRIPTION; WALKING;

AGED; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEW ZEALAND; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; TIME; WALKING;

EID: 84861305306     PISSN: 14487527     EISSN: 18367399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PY11028     Document Type: Article

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