Practice of walking and its association with perceived environment among elderly Brazilians living in a region of low socioeconomic level

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Volumn 7, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Salvador, Emanuel P ^a   Reis, Rodrigo S ^b,c   Florindo, Alex A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LEISURE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRAFFIC; WALKING;

EID: 77957718548     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14795868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1479-5868-7-67     Document Type: Article

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