Neighbourhood perceptions of physical activity: A qualitative study

BMC Public Health

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Burgoyne, Louise N ^a   Woods, Catherine ^b   Coleman, Rosarie ^c   Perry, Ivan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

^c Northside Community Health Initiative   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WALKING; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEMOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; IRELAND; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; IRELAND; MALE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 42149119450     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-101     Document Type: Article

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