Physical Activity in an Old Order Amish Community

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 79-85

  Bassett Jr , David R ^a   Schneider, Patrick L ^a   Huntington, Gertrude E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Farming; Lifestyle activity; Obesity; Overweight; Pedometer; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AMISH; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMMUNITY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TECHNOLOGY; WALKING;

EID: 0347128563     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/01.MSS.0000106184.71258.32     Document Type: Article

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