Environmental changes to increase physical activity: Perceptions of older urban ethnic-minority women

Journal of Aging and Physical Activity

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 425-438

  Lees, Emily ^a   Taylor, Wendell C ^b   Hepworth, Joseph T ^c   Feliz, Karina ^d   Cassells, Andrea ^d   Tobin, Jonathan N ^d  

^a HOUSTON BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^d Clinical Directors Network   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Hispanic; Qualitative inquiry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SAFETY; SITTING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; URBAN AREA;

EID: 36849021975     PISSN: 10638652     EISSN: 1543267X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/japa.15.4.425     Document Type: Article

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