Objective monitoring and automated coaching: a powerful combination in physical activity interventions

Physical Therapy Reviews

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 154-162

  Richardson, Caroline R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

GOAL SETTING; INTERNET; PEDOMETER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; WALKING

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874423820     PISSN: 10833196     EISSN: 1743288X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/1743288X10Y.0000000006     Document Type: Article

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