Exploring equity in uptake of the NHS Health Check and a nested physical activity intervention trial

Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 560-568

  Attwood, S ^a   Morton, K ^a   Sutton, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

physical activity; public health; socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMICS; SURGERY; AGE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POVERTY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGE FACTORS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STATE MEDICINE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84996558978     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdv070     Document Type: Article

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