Internet-delivered behavioral intervention to increase physical activity in persons with multiple sclerosis: Sustainability and secondary outcomes.
Physical activity is associated with many benefits, but persons with multiple sclerosis (MS) are less physically active than the general population. There is a critical need for research on methods of increasing and sustaining the physical activity levels of this population. This randomized controll...
| Published in: | Psychology, Health & Medicine Vol. 17; no. 6; pp. 636 - 652 |
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| Format: | research tables/charts randomized controlled trial Journal Article |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Dec2012
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