Interventions to promote walking: Systematic review

David Ogilvie; Charles E Foster; Helen Rothnie; Nick Cavill; Val Hamilton; Claire F Fitzsimons; Nanette Mutrie

doi:10.1136/bmj.39198.722720.be

Interventions to promote walking

Systematic review

Bibliographic Data

ID	23322845
Authors	David Ogilvie (0000-0002-0270-4672), Charles E Foster, Helen Rothnie, Nick Cavill (0000-0002-3399-3219), Val Hamilton, Claire F Fitzsimons, Nanette Mutrie (0000-0002-5018-6398)
Year	2007
Volume	334
Issue	7605
Pages	1204
Publication date	2007-06-09
Peer Reviewed	Yes
Open Access	Yes
Type	ARTICLE
Venue	BMJ (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiers	ISSN: 0007-1447 • E-ISSN: 0267-0623
Publisher	BMJ (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI	10.1136/bmj.39198.722720.be
PMID	17540909
PMCID	PMC1889976
Language	EN
Citations received	111

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