Correlates of physical activity among U.S. young adults, 18 to 30 years of age, from NHANES III

Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 15-23

  Dowda, Marsha ^a   Ainsworth, Barbara E ^a   Addy, Cheryl L ^a   Saunders, Ruth ^a   Riner, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RACE DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0042591513     PISSN: 08836612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15324796ABM2601_03     Document Type: Article

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