Leisure time, non-leisure time, and occupational physical activity in Asian Americans

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 257-265

  Kandula, Namratha R ^a   Lauderdale, Diane S ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Asian Americans; Emigration and Immigration; Exercise; Health Behaviors; Health Surveys

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; ASIAN AMERICAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 15244360693     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2004.06.006     Document Type: Article

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