Psychosocial and Perceived Environmental Correlates of Physical Activity in Rural and Older African American and White Women

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2003, Pages

  Wilcox, Sara ^a   Bopp, Melissa ^a   Oberrecht, Larissa ^a   Kammermann, Sandra K ^b   McElmurray, Charles T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENT; ETHNIC GROUP; FALLING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INJURY; MARRIAGE; MOTIVATION; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK; RURAL AREA; SAFETY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS; THEORY; TRAFFIC; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

EID: 0345447494     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/58.6.P329     Document Type: Article

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