Making and maintaining lifestyle changes with the support of a lay health advisor: longitudinal qualitative study of health trainer services in northern England.

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Published in PLoS One on May 06, 2014

Authors

Shelina Visram1, Charlotte Clarke2, Martin White3

Author Affiliations

1: Centre for Public Policy and Health, Durham University, Stockton-on-Tees, United Kingdom; Fuse (UKCRC Centre for Translational Research in Public Health), Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom.
2: School of Health in Social Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
3: Fuse (UKCRC Centre for Translational Research in Public Health), Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom; Institute of Health & Society, Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom.

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