Physical activity in urban white, African American, and Mexican-American women

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1608-1615

  Ransdell, Lynda B ^a   Wells, Christine L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Leisure time physical activity; LTPA; Minority; Predictors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SPORT; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0031774141     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005768-199811000-00009     Document Type: Article

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