Understanding for whom, under what conditions, and how group-based physical activity interventions are successful: a realist review.

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Published in BMC Public Health on September 24, 2015

Authors

Samantha M Harden1,2, Desmond McEwan3, Benjamin D Sylvester4, Megan Kaulius5, Geralyn Ruissen6, Shauna M Burke7, Paul A Estabrooks8, Mark R Beauchamp9

Author Affiliations

1: Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise, Virginia Tech, 1981 Kraft Dr., Room 1009, Blacksburg, VA, 24060, USA. harden.samantha@vt.edu.
2: University of British Columbia, School of Kinesiology, 6081 University Blvd, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z1, USA. harden.samantha@vt.edu.
3: University of British Columbia, School of Kinesiology, 6081 University Blvd, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z1, USA. desi.mcewan@gmail.com.
4: University of British Columbia, School of Kinesiology, 6081 University Blvd, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z1, USA. bsylvest@alumni.ubc.ca.
5: University of British Columbia, School of Kinesiology, 6081 University Blvd, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z1, USA. megankaulius@gmail.com.
6: University of British Columbia, School of Kinesiology, 6081 University Blvd, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z1, USA. geri.ruissen@gmail.com.
7: School of Health Studies, Western University, 1151 Richmond St, Room 216, HSB, London, ON, N6A 3 K7, USA. sburke9@uwo.ca.
8: Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise, Virginia Tech, Family and Community Medicine, Carilion Clinic, 1 Riverside Circle, Roanoke, VA, 24016, USA. estabrkp@vt.edu.
9: University of British Columbia, School of Kinesiology, 6081 University Blvd, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z1, USA. mark.beauchamp@ubc.ca.

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