Effects of a Tailored Health Promotion Program for Female Blue-Collar Workers: Health Works for Women
Preventive MedicinePublished 1 March 2002
Marci K. Campbell, Irene Tessaro, Brenda M. DeVellis, Salli Benedict, Kristine Kelsey, Leigh Belton
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The HWW project was a successful model for achieving certain health behavior changes among blue-collar women and demonstrated improvements in strengthening and flexibility exercise compared to the delayed group.
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The HWW project was a successful model for achieving certain health behavior changes among blue-collar women.
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