Differential correlates of physical activity in urban and rural adults of various socioeconomic backgrounds in the United States

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 29-35

  Parks, S E ^a   Housemann, R A ^a   Brownson, R C ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; RURAL-URBAN COMPARISON; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; URBAN HEALTH;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037219021     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.57.1.29     Document Type: Article

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