African American women's experiences with physical activity in their daily lives

Public Health Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 23-36

  Nies, Mary A ^a   Vollman, Michael ^a   Cook, Thomas ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIFESTYLE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MIDDLE AGED; WOMEN;

EID: 0033072935     PISSN: 07371209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1446.1999.00023.x     Document Type: Article

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