Factors associated with physical activity among African-American men and women

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 340-346

  Bopp, Melissa ^a   Wilcox, Sara ^b   Laken, Marilyn ^c   Butler, Kimberly ^b   Carter, Rickey E ^c   McClorin, Lottie ^b   Yancey, Antronette ^d  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INCOME; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TRAINING; WALKING; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; BODY MASS INDEX; DIET; FEMALE; FRUIT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOUTH CAROLINA; VEGETABLES;

EID: 33644823118     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2005.11.007     Document Type: Article

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