A multi-component stair climbing promotional campaign targeting calorific expenditure for worksites; A quasi-experimental study testing effects on behaviour, attitude and intention

BMC Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Eves, Frank F ^a   Webb, Oliver J ^b   Griffin, Carl ^c   Chambers, Jackie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Heart of Birmingham Teaching Primary Care Trust NHS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; BUILDING; DECISION MAKING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; WALKING; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; ELEVATORS AND ESCALATORS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; WALKING; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84861994999     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-423     Document Type: Article

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