Evaluation of an internet-based physical activity intervention: A preliminary investigation

Melissa A. Napolitano1, Michael Fotheringham2, Deborah F. Tate1, Christopher N. Sciamanna1, Eva Leslie3, Neville Owen3, Adrian Bauman4, Bess H. Marcus1
1Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, Brown Medical School and The Miriam Hospital, 1 Hoppin Street, Suite 500, Providence RI 02903
2School of Health Sciences, Deakin University, and the VicHealth Centre for Tobacco Control, Cancer Control Research Institute, Australia
3Centre for Health Promotion and Cancer Prevention Research and School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Australia
4University of New South Wales, Australia

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