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Translating clinical evidence to the community: a synopsis and comment on “Community wide interventions for increasing physical activity”

Authors: Anjali Pandit, MPH, Molly Jean Ferguson, MPH, Bonnie Spring, PhD

Published in: Translational Behavioral Medicine | Issue 3/2011

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The third column on Evidence-Based Behavioral Medicine is focused on the Baker et al. Cochrane Review entitled “Community wide interventions for increasing physical activity.” We provide a synopsis of the review as well as a comment on the future direction of community-wide physical activity interventions.

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Title: Translating clinical evidence to the community: a synopsis and comment on “Community wide interventions for increasing physical activity”
Authors: Anjali Pandit, MPH
Molly Jean Ferguson, MPH
Bonnie Spring, PhD
Publication date: 01-09-2011
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Translational Behavioral Medicine / Issue 3/2011
Print ISSN: 1869-6716
Electronic ISSN: 1613-9860
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13142-011-0072-9

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