Association of education and race/ethnicity with physical activity in insured urban women

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 902-908

  Cassetta, Julia A ^a,e   Boden Albala, Bernadette ^b   Sciacca, Robert R ^c   Giardina, Elsa Grace V ^d  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^d NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^e WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AEROBIC EXERCISE; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CAUCASIAN; DANCING; EDUCATION; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GRADUATE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; JOGGING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RUNNING; SWIMMING; URBAN AREA; WALKING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUPS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEW YORK CITY; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; RECREATION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 34547926629     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2006.0141     Document Type: Article

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