Active living in the trucking sector: Environmental barriers and health promotion strategies

Journal of Physical Activity and Health

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 259-269

  Apostolopoulos, Yorghos ^a   Shattell, Mona M ^b   Sönmez, Sevil ^c   Strack, Robert ^a   Haldeman, Lauren ^a   Jones, Victoria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental barriers; Obesity associated morbidities; Physical activity; Trucking worksites

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857320052     PISSN: 15433080     EISSN: 15435476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jpah.9.2.259     Document Type: Article

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