Advising people to take more exercise is ineffective: a randomized controlled trial of physical activity promotion in primary care

International Journal of Epidemiology - Tập 31 Số 4 - Trang 808-815 - 2002
Melvyn Hillsdon1, Margaret Thorogood1, Ian R. White2,3, Charlie Foster4
1Health Promotion Research Unit and
2Current address: MRC Biostatistics Unit, Institute of Public Health, Robinson Way, Cambridge CB2 2SR, UK.
3Medical Statistics Unit, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK
4British Heart Foundation Health Promotion Research Group, Department of Public Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

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