Leisure-time physical activity among US adults: Results from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 156, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 93-98

  Crespo, Carlos J ^a,d   Keteyian, Steven J ^c   Heath, Gregory W ^b   Sempos, Christopher T ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^c HENRY FORD HEART AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; ETHNIC GROUP; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEISURE; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; SPORT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030034958     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.156.1.93     Document Type: Article

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