Physical activity patterns in a diverse population of women

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 313-323

  Sternfeld, B ^a   Ainsworth, B E ^b   Quesenberry Jr , C P ^a  

^a DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Correlates of physical activity; Epidemiology; Exercise; Physical activity; Survey; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032814730     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/pmed.1998.0470     Document Type: Article

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