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

BACKGROUND: Over the last 10 years 'exercise referral schemes' have been popular even though the evidence for effectiveness of any one-to-one intervention in primary care is deficient. We report the results of a primary care based one-to-one intervention that compared the effect of two co...

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Main Authors: Hillsdon, M, Thorogood, M, White, I, Foster, C
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2002