Resources for physical activity participation: Does availability and accessibility differ by neighborhood socioeconomic status?

Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 100-104

  Estabrooks, Paul A ^a   Lee, Rebecca E ^b   Gyurcsik, Nancy C ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FITNESS; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPORT; WALKING;

EID: 0013128796     PISSN: 08836612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15324796ABM2502_05     Document Type: Article

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