The Healthy Steps Study: A randomized controlled trial of a pedometer-based Green Prescription for older adults. Trial protocol

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The Healthy Steps Study: A randomized controlled trial of a pedometer-based Green Prescription for older adults. Trial protocol

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Abstract Background Graded health benefits of physical activity have been demonstrated for the reduction of coronary heart disease, some cancers, and type-2 diabetes, and for injury reduction and improvements in mental health. Older adults are particularly at risk of physical inactivity, and would greatly benefit from successful targeted physical activity interventions. Methods/Design The Healthy Steps study is a 12-month randomized controlled trial comparing the efficacy of a pedometer-based...

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2009-11-01

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Schluter Philip J / Garrett Nicholas / Kerse Ngaire / Schofield Grant M / Kolt Gregory S / Ashton Toni / Patel Asmita

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BMC Public Health

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http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/9/404

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