Public Health
Volume 120, Issue 3 , Pages 206-212 , March 2006

Planning to win: Health and lifestyles associated with physical activity amongst 15,423 adults

  • R.A. Harrison

      Affiliations

    • Directorate of Public Health, Bolton Primary Care Trust, St Peters House, Silverwell Street, Bolton, BL1 1PP UK
    • Evidence for Population Health Unit, Division of Epidemiology and Health Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 1204 907728.
    • ,
  • P. McElduff

      Affiliations

    • Evidence for Population Health Unit, Division of Epidemiology and Health Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
    • ,
  • R. Edwards

      Affiliations

    • Evidence for Population Health Unit, Division of Epidemiology and Health Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

Received 6 December 2004 ,Revised 30 March 2005 ,Accepted 19 August 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2005.08.021

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