Effect of a web-based intervention to promote physical activity and improve health among physically inactive adults: A population-based randomized controlled trial

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Hansen, Andreas Wolff ^a   Grønbæk, Morten ^a   Helge, Jørn Wulff ^b   Severin, Maria ^a   Curtis, Tine ^a   Tolstrup, Janne Schurmann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Adults; Computer intervention; Health behavior; Intervention study; Primary prevention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE;

DENMARK; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERNET; MOTOR ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE;

EID: 84872446716     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.2109     Document Type: Article

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