Exploring the feasibility of a physical activity intervention for midlife African American men

Health Education Research

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 732-738

  Hooker, Steven P ^a   Harmon, Brook ^a   Burroughs, Ericka L ^a   Rheaume, Carol E ^a   Wilcox, Sara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; ETHNOLOGY; EXERCISE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; EXERCISE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; GOALS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 79960811167     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: 14653648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cyr034     Document Type: Article

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