Barriers to physical activity and socioeconomic position: Implications for health promotion

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 191-192

  Chinn, David J ^a,b   White, Martin ^b   Harland, Jane ^b   Drinkwater, Christopher ^b   Raybould, Simon ^b  

^a TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MOTIVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032980329     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.53.3.191     Document Type: Article

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