Prevalence of transportation and leisure walking among U.S. adults

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 329-334

  Kruger, Judy ^a   Ham, Sandra A ^a   Berrigan, David ^b   Ballard Barbash, Rachel ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Physical activity; Transportation; Walking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERVIEW; LEISURE; MALE; PACIFIC ISLANDER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; UNITED STATES; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TRANSPORTATION; UNITED STATES; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 51249124872     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2008.02.018     Document Type: Article

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