The effect of a walking program on perceived benefits and barriers to exercise in postmenopausal African American women

Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 43-49

  Williams, Bernadette R ^a,e   Bezner, Janet ^b   Chesbro, Steven B ^c   Leavitt, Ronnie ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS   (United States)

^c HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brisk walking; Exercise adherence; Health promotion; Pedometer; Walking program

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERVIEW; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 33749361560     PISSN: 15398412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/00139143-200608000-00001     Document Type: Article

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