Perceived barriers to walking for physical activity

Preventing Chronic Disease

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Dunton, Genevieve F ^a,b   Schneider, Margaret ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WALKING;

EID: 39049182482     PISSN: 15451151     EISSN: 21665435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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