Environmental and policy determinants of physical activity in the United States

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 91, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1995-2003

  Brownson, R C ^a   Baker, E A ^a   Housemann, R A ^a   Brennan, L K ^a   Bacak, S J ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POVERTY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035197123     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.91.12.1995     Document Type: Article

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