Effect of Community Volunteering on Physical Activity: A Randomized Controlled Trial

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 106-110

  Varma, Vijay R ^a,b   Tan, Erwin J ^c   Gross, Alden L ^a,d   Harris, Greg ^a,b   Romani, William ^e   Fried, Linda P ^f   Rebok, George W ^a,b   Carlson, Michelle C ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c Research and Evaluation   (United States)

^d AARP Inc ^*  (United States)

^e AARP   (United States)

^f NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETERIORATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL; UNITED STATES; VOLUNTEER; WALKING; ACCELEROMETRY; AGED; EXERCISE; HEALTH PROMOTION; MARYLAND; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ACCELEROMETRY; AGED; BALTIMORE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; VOLUNTEERS; WALKING;

EID: 84952629734     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: 18732607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2015.06.015     Document Type: Article

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