A pilot walking program for Mexican-American women living in colonias at the border

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 172-175

  Mier, Nelda ^a   Tanguma, Jesus ^b   Millard, Ann V ^a   Villarreal, Edna K ^a   Alen, Maria ^c   Ory, Marcia G ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PAN AMERICAN   (United States)

^c TEXAS A M COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Border; Exercise; Intervention; Mexican American; Prevention research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MEXICO; PILOT STUDY; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES; WALKING;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MEXICO; PILOT PROJECTS; POVERTY AREAS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TEXAS; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955671735     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/ajhp.090325-ARB-115     Document Type: Article

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