Effects of a Tailored Follow-Up Intervention on Health Behaviors, Beliefs, and Attitudes
Journal of Women s HealthPublished 1 June 2004
Alissa Driscoll Jacobs, Alice S. Ammerman, Susan T. Ennett, Marci K. Campbell, Katherine W. Tawney, Semra Aytur
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Mailed computer-tailored health messages and telephone counseling calls favorably modified forward physical activity stage movement but did not appreciably affect any other psychosocial or behavioral outcomes.
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Mailed computer-tailored health messages and telephone counseling calls favorably modified forward physical activity stage movement but did not appreciably affect any other psychosocial or behavioral outcomes.
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