Guide to health: A randomized controlled trial of the effects of a completely web-based intervention on physical activity, fruit and vegetable consumption, and body weight

Translational Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 165-174

  Winett, Richard A ^a   Anderson, Eileen S ^a   Wojcik, Janet R ^b   Winett, Sheila G ^c   Moore, Shane ^c   Blake, Chad ^c  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WINTHROP UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PCR Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Health behaviors; Internet; Nutrition; Physical activity; Step counts; Weight gain prevention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; FRUIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MINORITY GROUP; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PEDOMETER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SEX DIFFERENCE; VEGETABLE;

EID: 84862878817     PISSN: 18696716     EISSN: 16139860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13142-010-0006-y     Document Type: Article

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