A study protocol for a clustered randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a peer-led school-based walking intervention on adolescent girls' physical activity: the Walking In ScHools (WISH) study

• Main Authors: S. Maria O'Kane (Author), Angela Carlin (Author), Alison M. Gallagher (Author), Ian M. Lahart (Author), Russell Jago (Author), Maria Faulkner (Author), Marie H. Murphy (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Adolescent girls in the UK and Ireland are failing to meet current physical activity guidelines. Physical activity behaviours track from childhood to adulthood and it is important that adolescent girls are provided with opportunities to be physically active. Walking has been a ce...