Racial Discrimination and Physical Activity Among Low-Income-Housing Residents

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 541-545

  Shelton, Rachel C ^a   Puleo, Elaine ^b   Bennett, Gary G ^c,d   McNeill, Lorna H ^e   Goldman, Roberta E ^c,f   Emmons, Karen M ^c  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^f BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; PEDOMETER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RACE DIFFERENCE; RACISM; RESIDENTIAL HOME;

ADULT; AGED; BOSTON; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DATA COLLECTION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; POVERTY; PREJUDICE;

EID: 70450159183     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2009.07.018     Document Type: Article

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