Vital signs: Walking among adults - United States, 2005 and 2010

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 61, Issue 31, 2012, Pages 595-601

  Berrigan, David ^a   Carroll, Dianna D ^b   Fulton, Janet E ^b   Galuska, Deborah A ^b   Brown, David R ^b   Dorn, Joan M ^b   Armour, Brian ^c   Paul, Prabasaj ^d  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER ON BIRTH DEFECTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864975763     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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