Environmental factors associated with adults' participation in physical activity. A review

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 188-199

  Humpel, Nancy ^a   Owen, Neville ^a,b   Leslie, Eva ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DATA BASE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LITERATURE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH; THEORY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSUMER; ENVIRONMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; MALE; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SAFETY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; WEATHER;

ADULT; CAUSALITY; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; SAFETY; WEATHER;

EID: 0036008880     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-3797(01)00426-3     Document Type: Review

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