Overweight, obesity and strong attitudes: Predicting participation in physical activity in a predominantly Hispanic college population

Health Education Journal

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 427-438

  Magoc, Dejan ^a   Tomaka, Joe ^b   Thompson, Sharon ^b  

^a EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

Author keywords

attitudes; exercise; importance; obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIET; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; OBESITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE DIFFERENCE;

EID: 78650212779     PISSN: 00178969     EISSN: 17488176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0017896910379362     Document Type: Article

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