Dog walking: Its association with physical activity guideline adherence and its correlates

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 33-38

  Hoerster, Katherine D ^a   Mayer, Joni A ^a   Sallis, James F ^a   Pizzi, Nicole ^a   Talley, Sandra ^a   Pichon, Latrice C ^a   Butler, Dalila A ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dog walking; Health promotion; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOG WALKING; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; CALIFORNIA; DOGS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PETS; WALKING;

EID: 78650530387     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2010.10.011     Document Type: Article

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