An efficacy trial of 'Steps to Your Health', a health promotion programme for adults with intellectual disability

Health Education Journal

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 278-290

  McDermott, Suzanne ^a   Whitner, Wendy ^a   Thomas Koger, Marlo ^b   Mann, Joshua R ^a   Clarkson, John ^b   Barnes, Timothy L ^b   Bao, Haikun ^a   Meriwether, Rebecca A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

mental retardation; obesity; randomized intervention trial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATING; EXERCISE; FAMILY; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FRUIT; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; LEARNING; LIFE STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFETY; SOCIAL COGNITION; STRESS MANAGEMENT; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84861327814     PISSN: 00178969     EISSN: 17488176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0017896912441240     Document Type: Article

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