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. 2011 Sep;1(3):369-70.
doi: 10.1007/s13142-011-0072-9.

Translating clinical evidence to the community: a synopsis and comment on "Community wide interventions for increasing physical activity"

Anjali Pandit  1 , Molly Jean Ferguson, Bonnie Spring
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Translating clinical evidence to the community: a synopsis and comment on "Community wide interventions for increasing physical activity"

Anjali Pandit et al. Transl Behav Med. 2011 Sep.

Abstract

The third column on Evidence-Based Behavioral Medicine is focused on the Baker et al. Cochrane Review entitled "Community wide interventions for increasing physical activity." We provide a synopsis of the review as well as a comment on the future direction of community-wide physical activity interventions.

Keywords: Community; Evidence-based practice; Physical activity; Translational research.

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