Geographic Determinants of Healthy Lifestyle Change in a Community-Based Exercise Prescription Delivered in Family Practice

Environmental Health Insights

Volumn 1, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Petrella, Robert J ^a   Kennedy, Emily ^a   Overend, Tom J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

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EID: 84871194720     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11786302     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4137/EHI.S820     Document Type: Article

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