The influence of community and the built environment on physical activity

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 384-406

  Hannon, Lonnie ^a,b   Sawyer, Patricia ^b   Allman, Richard M ^b,c  

^a TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c GERIATRIC RESEARCH EDUCATION AND CLINICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; community; neighborhood; physical activity

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENT; EXERCISE; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSING; HUMAN; LEISURE; POVERTY; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; ALABAMA; ENVIRONMENT; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EXERCISE; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSING; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; POVERTY AREAS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84858203461     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264311424430     Document Type: Article

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