Urban ethnic minority women's attendance at health clinic vs. church based exercise programs

Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 129-136

  Dornelas, Ellen A ^a,b   Stepnowski, Roxanne R ^a   Fischer, Edward H ^a   Thompson, Paul D ^a,b  

^a HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Age; Hispanic; Physical activity; Women

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUP; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; RISK FACTOR; SATISFACTION; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CATHOLICISM; CONNECTICUT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PROTESTANTISM; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK FACTORS; SAMPLING STUDIES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 33847296252     PISSN: 01693816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10823-006-9023-1     Document Type: Article

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