The relation of the perceived environment to fear, physical activity, and health in public housing developments: Evidence from Chicago

Journal of Public Health Policy

Volumn 30, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Roman, Caterina G ^a   Knight, Carly R ^b   Chalfin, Aaron ^b   Popkin, Susan J ^b  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Active living; African American; Exercise; Fear; Obesity; Social environment

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRIME; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSING; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOMETRY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; WALKING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; CHICAGO; CRIME; DATA COLLECTION; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PSYCHOMETRICS; PUBLIC HOUSING; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; URBAN POPULATION; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59849091249     PISSN: 01975897     EISSN: 1745655X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jphp.2008.62     Document Type: Article

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