How explicable are differences between reviews that appear to address a similar research question? A review of reviews of physical activity interventions

Systematic Reviews

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Woodman, Jenny ^a   Thomas, James ^b   Dickson, Kelly ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community interventions; Methods; Physical activity; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COMMUNITY; EATING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; METHODOLOGY; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLICATION; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SCORING SYSTEM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PROMOTION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; REVIEW;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84876196787     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20464053     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2046-4053-1-37     Document Type: Article

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