Do interventions to promote walking in groups increase physical activity? A meta-analysis

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Volumn 10, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Kassavou, Aikaterini ^a   Turner, Andrew ^b   French, David P ^c  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Interventions; Meta analysis; Physical activity; Systematic review; Walking in groups

Indexed keywords

FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WALKING;

GROUP PROCESSES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 84874516165     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14795868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1479-5868-10-18     Document Type: Review

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