Usability testing and piloting of the mums step it up program - A team-based social networking physical activity intervention for women with young children

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2014, Pages

  Kernot, Jocelyn ^a   Olds, Tim ^a   Lewis, Lucy K ^a   Maher, Carol ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC EXERCISE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CYCLING; FEMALE; GOLF; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERNET; JOGGING; MOBILE PHONE; MUMS STEP IT UP PROGRAM; NORMAL HUMAN; PEDOMETER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PILOT STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF MONITORING; SOCIAL NETWORK; SPORT; SWIMMING; TENNIS; WALKING; WOMEN'S HEALTH; EXERCISE; HEALTH PROMOTION; MOTHER; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

AUSTRALIA; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MOTHERS; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOCIAL NETWORKING;

EID: 84907487811     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0108842     Document Type: Article

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