Too cold for a jog? Weather, exercise, and socioeconomic status

B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Eisenberg, Daniel ^a   Okeke, Edward ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Income; Physical activity; Weather

Indexed keywords

EID: 68149108377     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19351682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1935-1682.2104     Document Type: Article

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