Adopting an evidence-based lifestyle physical activity program: Dissemination study design and methods

Translational Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 199-208

  Dunn, Andrea L ^a   Buller, David B ^a   Dearing, James W ^b   Cutter, Gary ^c   Guerra, Michele ^d   Wilcox, Sara ^e   Bettinghaus, Erwin P ^a  

^a KLEIN BUENDEL INC   (United States)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^c Pythagoras Inc   (United States)

^d Healthy Ever Afters   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffusion theory; Evidence based; Lifestyle physical activity; Organization; Physical activity; Sector

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORGANIZATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL MARKETING; STUDY DESIGN;

EID: 84870322628     PISSN: 18696716     EISSN: 16139860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13142-011-0063-x     Document Type: Article

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