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

Health Education Journal

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 5-16

  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; ATTITUDE; COLLEGE STUDENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRONG ATTITUDE;

EID: 84856170088     PISSN: 00178969     EISSN: 17488176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0017896910383553     Document Type: Article

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