Correlates of strength training in older rural African American and Caucasian women

Women and Health

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-20

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Aging; Attitudes; Behavior; Exercise; Strength training; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; EXERCISE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS; WORK;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL FITNESS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 13644266294     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J013v40n01_01     Document Type: Article

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