Physical activity promotion in primary health care: Results from a German physician survey

European Journal of General Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 86-91

  Bock, Christina ^a   Diehm, Curt ^a   Schneider, Sven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Counselling; health promotion; physical activity; prevention; primary care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERATION; COUNSELING; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERMANY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; RISK; SPORTS ORGANIZATION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84862110271     PISSN: 13814788     EISSN: 17511402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13814788.2012.675504     Document Type: Article

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