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Effectiveness of public health interventions for increasing physical activity among adults: a review of reviews (evidence briefing)

This evidence briefing collates review-level evidence about he effectiveness of interventions to icrease physical activity among adults. It focuses on individual-centred interventions and discusses the potential generalisation of the results to UK settings. This evidence briefing updates the edition published in February 2004. A summary version is also available.

Effectiveness of public health interventions for increasing physical activity among adults: a review of reviews (evidence briefing) 23 February 2005 (655.1Kb 04min 47sec @ 28.8Kbps)

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