Recruitment of African American women to a walking program: Eligibility, ineligibility, and attrition during screening

Research in Nursing and Health

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 176-189

  Wilbur, JoEllen ^a   McDevitt, Judith ^a   Wang, Edward ^a   Dancy, Barbara ^a   Briller, Joan ^b   Ingram, Diana ^a   Nicola, Terry ^b   Lee, Hyeonkyeong ^a   Zenk, Shannon N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

African American women; Physical activity; Recruitment

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744948894     PISSN: 01606891     EISSN: 1098240X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nur.20136     Document Type: Article

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