Physical activity among ethnically diverse college students

Journal of the American College Health Association

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 75-80

  Suminski, Richard R ^a   Petosa, Rick ^a   Utter, Alan C ^b   Zhang, James J ^c  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Exercise; Health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; PROBABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PROBABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036725480     PISSN: 07448481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07448480209596333     Document Type: Article

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