Association of Environmental Factors to Meeting Physical Activity Recommendations in Two South Carolina Counties

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 251-257

  Sharpe, Patricia A ^a,b   Granner, Michelle L ^a   Hutto, Brent ^a   Ainsworth, Barbara E ^b  

^a Prevention Research Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Environment; Health Promotion; Physical Activity; Policy; Prevention Research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; BODY WEIGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; JOGGING; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; SAFETY; SELF REPORT; SPORT; UNITED STATES; WALKING;

EID: 1642458305     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/0890-1171-18.3.251     Document Type: Article

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