Active Transportation Increases Adherence to Activity Recommendations

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 210-216

  Berrigan, David ^a   Troiano, Richard P ^a   McNeel, Timothy ^b   DiSogra, Charles ^c,d   Ballard Barbash, Rachel ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERVIEW; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; PACIFIC ISLANDER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POVERTY; RACE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BICYCLING; CALIFORNIA; DATA COLLECTION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; WALKING;

EID: 33746830488     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2006.04.007     Document Type: Article

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