A community-based approach to promoting walking in rural areas

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 28-34

  Brownson, Ross C ^a   Baker, Elizabeth A ^a   Boyd, Rutha L ^b   Caito, Nicole M ^a   Duggan, Katie ^a   Housemann, Robyn A ^a   Kreuter, Matthew W ^a   Mitchell, Tonya ^c   Motton, Freda ^g   Pulley, Cynthia ^d   Schmid, Thomas L ^e   Walton, Dorothy ^f  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Mississippi Co Heart Hlth Coal   (United States)

^c Scott County Heart Health Coalition   (United States)

^d Dunklin Co Heart Health Coalition   (United States)

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

^f Pemiscot Co Heart Health Coalition   (United States)

^g Salus Center 469 ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH SCHOOL; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRESS; UNITED STATES; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WALKING;

EID: 3042657182     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2004.03.015     Document Type: Article

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