Total and leisure-time walking among U.S. adults: Should every step count?

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 46-50

  Bates, Janet H ^a,d   Serdula, Mary K ^b   Khan, Laura Kettel ^b   Jones, Deborah A ^b   Gillespie, Cathleen ^b   Ainsworth, Barbara E ^c  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^c SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d California Cancer Registry   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; LEISURE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; WALKING; WORK;

EID: 20444483777     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2005.03.011     Document Type: Article

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