Evaluation results from an active living intervention in Somerville, Massachusetts

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 5 SUPPL.4, 2012, Pages

  Chomitz, Virginia R ^a   McDonald, Julia C ^b   Aske, Denise B ^d   Arsenault, Lisa N ^e   Rioles, Nicole A ^f   Brukilacchio, Lisa B ^g   Hacker, Karen A ^e   Cabral, Howard J ^c  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HARVARD PILGRIM HEALTH CARE   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Institute for Community Health   (United States)

^f Shape Up Somerville   (United States)

^g Cambridge Health Alliance   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DATA COLLECTION; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867499494     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: 18732607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2012.06.028     Document Type: Article

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