Body mass index, physical activity, and dietary behaviors among members of an urban community fitness center: A questionnaire survey

BMC Public Health

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Kaphingst, Kimberly A ^a   Bennett, Gary G ^a   Sorensen, Glorian ^a   Kaphingst, Karen M ^a   O'Neil, Amy E ^b   McInnis, Kyle ^b  

^a DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHI SQUARE TEST; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SELF CONCEPT; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; VEGETABLE; EXERCISE; FRUIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS CENTERS; FOOD HABITS; FRUIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OVERWEIGHT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES; VEGETABLES;

EID: 34548502665     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-7-181     Document Type: Article

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