Walking, exercising, and smoking: Does neighborhood matter?

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 265-274

  Ross, Catherine E ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Exercise; Health behaviors; Neighborhoods; Smoking

Indexed keywords

HEALTH RISK; HEALTH STATUS; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; SMOKING; WALKING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY AREAS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SMOKING; WALKING;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034674842     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(99)00451-7     Document Type: Article

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