Availability of physical activity-related facilities and neighborhood demographic and socioeconomic characteristics: A national study

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 96, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1676-1680

  Powell, Lisa M ^a   Slater, Sandy ^a   Chaloupka, Frank J ^a   Harper, Deborah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; DANCING; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC GROUP; FITNESS; HEALTH CENTER; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RACE; RECREATION; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPORT; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; COMMERCE; DATA COLLECTION; DEMOGRAPHY; FITNESS CENTERS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INCOME; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33748038768     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2005.065573     Document Type: Article

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