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. 2003 Apr;37(2):106–114. doi: 10.1136/bjsm.37.2.106

Are activity promotion interventions based on the transtheoretical model effective? A critical review

J Adams 1, M White 1
PMCID: PMC1724627  PMID: 12663350

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