Associated pathways between neighborhood environment, community resource factors, and leisure-Time physical activity among mexican-american adults in san diego, california

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 281-288

  Martinez, Suzanna M ^a   Ayala, Guadalupe X ^c   Patrick, Kevin ^b   Arredondo, Elva M ^c   Roesch, Scott ^c   Elder, John ^c  

^a and Kevin Patrick ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Latino; Physical Activity; Prevention Research; Social Ecological Model

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ETHNOLOGY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEISURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CALIFORNIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL CONDITIONS;

EID: 84864954626     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/ajhp.100722-QUAN-249     Document Type: Article

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