Factors affecting levels of physical activity in adults

Sports Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 143-168

  Seefeldt, Vern ^a   Malina, Robert M ^a   Clark, Michael A ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; BEHAVIOR; COMMUNITY; DISABILITY; ENVIRONMENT; ETHNOLOGY; EXERCISE; FAMILY; FITNESS; GENDER; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LEISURE; LIFESTYLE; PERSONALITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RACE; REVIEW; SITTING; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; THEORY;

ADULT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; ETHNIC GROUPS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HABITS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WESTERN WORLD;

EID: 0036126591     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00007256-200232030-00001     Document Type: Review

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