Perceived intrinsic barriers to physical activity among rural mothers

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2197-2202

  Adachi Mejia, Anna M ^a,b   Drake, Keith M ^a   MacKenzie, Todd A ^a   Titus Ernstoff, Linda ^a,b   Longacre, Meghan R ^a   Hendricks, Kristy M ^a   Beach, Michael L ^a,b   Dalton, Madeline A ^a,b  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MOTHER; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; NEW HAMPSHIRE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; VERMONT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649671560     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2009.1879     Document Type: Article

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