Social inequalities and exercise during adulthood: Toward an ecological perspective

Journal of Health and Social Behavior

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 202-220

  Grzywacz, Joseph G ^b   Marks, Nadine F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXERCISE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INCOME; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; EXERCISE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035380935     PISSN: 00221465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3090178     Document Type: Article

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