Psychological readiness of black college students to be physically active

Journal of the American College Health Association

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 83-87

  Kelley, George A ^a   Lowing, Larry ^b   Kelley, Kristi ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNSON C SMITH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Blacks; Exercise; Physical activity; Physicianbased Assessment and Counseling for Exercise (PACE)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DYNAMIC EXERCISE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031796526     PISSN: 07448481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07448489809595624     Document Type: Article

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