Correlates of exercise adherence in an African American church community

Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 389-394

  Izquierdo Porrera, Anna Maria ^a,b   Powell, Claudia C ^a,b   Reiner, Jennifer ^a,b   Fontaine, Kevin R ^c,d  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Community based exercise; Exercise; Exercise adherence; Health promotion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; NEGRO; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; RELIGION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0036828218     PISSN: 10999809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1099-9809.8.4.390     Document Type: Article

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