Racial/ethnic differences in perceived access, environmental barriers to use, and use of community parks

Preventing Chronic Disease

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Carlson, Susan A ^a   Brooks, Joseph D ^a   Brown, David R ^a   Buchner, David M ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECREATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SANITATION; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENT; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC FACILITIES; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECREATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954707975     PISSN: 15451151     EISSN: 21665435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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