General and Arthritis-Specific Barriers to Moderate Physical Activity in Women With Arthritis

Women's Health Issues

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 57-63

  Brittain, Danielle R ^a   Gyurcsik, Nancy C ^b   McElroy, Mary ^c   Hillard, Sara A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MODERATE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PAIN; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRITIS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650755677     PISSN: 10493867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2010.07.010     Document Type: Article

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