Poverty area residence and changes in physical activity level: Evidence from the Alameda County Study

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 88, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1709-1712

  Yen, Irene H ^a   Kaplan, George A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POVERTY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031739162     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.88.11.1709     Document Type: Article

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