Effects of perceived and objective neighborhood crime on walking frequency among midlife African American women in a home-based walking intervention

Journal of Physical Activity and Health

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 432-441

  Oh, April Y ^a   Zenk, Shannon N ^b   Wilbur, Joellen ^c   Block, Richard ^d   McDevitt, Judith ^b   Wang, Edward ^b  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c RUSH UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

^d LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Crime related safety; Disparities; Exercise; Intervention; Objective crime; Perceived crime; Walking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIME; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERCEPTION; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFETY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED STATES; WALKING;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHICAGO; CRIME; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERCEPTION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SAFETY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; WALKING;

EID: 77954414860     PISSN: 15433080     EISSN: 15435476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jpah.7.4.432     Document Type: Article

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