Availability of recreational resources and physical activity in adults

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 493-499

  Diez Roux, Ana V ^a,e   Evenson, Kelly R ^b   McGinn, Aileen P ^b   Brown, Daniel G ^c   Moore, Latetia ^a   Brines, Shannon ^c   Jacobs Jr , David R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^e 1214 South University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RACE DIFFERENCE; RECREATION; UNITED STATES; AGED; CITY PLANNING; DEMOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SANITATION; STATISTICS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BALTIMORE; CITY PLANNING; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEW YORK CITY; NORTH CAROLINA; PUBLIC FACILITIES; RECREATION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 33847736253     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2006.087734     Document Type: Article

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