Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 46, Issue 5 , Pages 458-466 , May 2010

Evaluation of a Computer-Tailored Physical Activity Intervention in Adolescents in Six European Countries: The Activ-O-Meter in the HELENA Intervention Study

  • Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Movement and Sport Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij, Ph.D., Department of Movement and Sport Sciences, Ghent University, Watersportlaan 2, 9000 Gent, Belgium.
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  • Lea Maes, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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  • Stefaan De Henauw, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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  • Tineke De Vriendt, M.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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  • Luis A. Moreno, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • “Growth, Exercise, Nutrition and Development” (GENUD) Research Group, E.U. Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
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  • Mathilde Kersting, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Research Institute of Child Nutrition, Dortmund, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität, Bonn, Germany
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  • Katerina Sarri, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Social Medicine, University of Crete, Crete, Greece
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  • Yannis Manios, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Kallithea, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece
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  • Kurt Widhalm, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Clinical Nutrition and Prevention, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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  • Michael Sjöstrom, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Unit for Preventive Nutrition, Department of Biosciences and Nutrition at NOVUM, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden
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  • Jonatan R. Ruiz, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Unit for Preventive Nutrition, Department of Biosciences and Nutrition at NOVUM, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden
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  • Leen Haerens, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Movement and Sport Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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  • HELENA Study Group

Received 11 December 2008 ,Accepted 16 October 2009.

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PII: S1054-139X(09)00595-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2009.10.006

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 46, Issue 5 , Pages 458-466 , May 2010

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