Environmental and Policy Approaches to Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Through Physical Activity: Issues and Opportunities

Health Education & Behavior

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 499-511

  King, Abby C ^a   Jeffery, Robert W ^b   Fridinger, Fred ^c   Dusenbury, Linda ^d   Provence, Susan ^e   Hedlund, Sonja A ^f   Spangler, Kathy ^g  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment ^*  (United States)

^e SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL   (United States)

^f NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^g Park Association ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONSTRUCTION WORK AND ARCHITECTURAL PHENOMENA; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; LEGAL LIABILITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; SCHOOL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; EXERCISE; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PLANNING; HUMANS; LIABILITY, LEGAL; PUBLIC POLICY; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0029399742     PISSN: 10901981     EISSN: 15526127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/109019819502200407     Document Type: Article

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