Factors Influencing Primary Health Care Professionals’ Physical Activity Promotion Behaviors: A Systematic Review

International Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 32-50

  Huijg, Johanna M ^a   Gebhardt, Winifred A ^a   Verheijden, Marieke W ^b   van der Zouwe, Nicolette ^c   de Vries, Juriena D ^d   Middelkoop, Barend J C ^e   Crone, Mathilde R ^e  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

^c Public Health Services GGD Hollands Midden   (Netherlands)

^d RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^e LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Influencing factors; Interventions; Introduction; Physical activity; Primary health care; Systematic literature review

Indexed keywords

HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MOTOR ACTIVITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROCEDURES;

HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84928657053     PISSN: 10705503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12529-014-9398-2     Document Type: Article

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