Healthy steps trial: Pedometer-based advice and physical activity for low-active older adults

Annals of Family Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 206-212

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Health promotion; Older adults; Physical activity; Practicebased research; Primary health care; Randomized controlled trial; Sedentary lifestyle

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WALKING;

BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; COUNSELING; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; WALKING;

EID: 84861323413     PISSN: 15441709     EISSN: 15441717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1370/afm.1345     Document Type: Article

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