An overview of the "Positive Action for Today's Health" (PATH) trial for increasing walking in low income, ethnic minority communities

Contemporary Clinical Trials

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 624-633

  Wilson, Dawn K ^a   Trumpeter, Nevelyn N ^a   St George, Sara M ^a   Coulon, Sandra M ^a   Griffin, Sarah ^b   Lee Van Horn, M ^a   Lawman, Hannah G ^a   Wandersman, Abe ^a   Egan, Brent ^c   Forthofer, Melinda ^a   Goodlett, Benjamin D ^a   Kitzman Ulrich, Heather ^d   Gadson, Barney ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^e MH Newton Family Life Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnic minorities; Perceptions of safety and access; Physical activity; Walking interventions

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY COMPOSITION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFETY; SOCIAL MARKETING; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CRIME; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; MINORITY HEALTH; POLICE; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL MARKETING; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957934502     PISSN: 15517144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2010.08.009     Document Type: Article

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