Physical activity and health equity: Evolving the science

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Kumanyika, Shiriki K ^a   Yancey, Antronette K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AMERICAN INDIAN; CHRONIC DISEASE; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; ESKIMO; EXERCISE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; NOTE; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; EXERCISE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; INUITS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 68049092781     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/ajhp.23.6.S4     Document Type: Note

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