Neighborhood walking among overweight and obese adults: Age variations in barriers and motivators

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 12-22

  Lee, Chanam ^a   Ory, Marcia G ^b   Yoon, Jeongjae ^a   Forjuoh, Samuel N ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Environment; Obesity; Older adults; Walking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; VERY ELDERLY; WALKING;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84872684393     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-012-9592-6     Document Type: Article

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