Sedentary and Physically Active Behavior Patterns Among Low-Income African-American and White Adults Living in the Southeastern United States

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Cohen, Sarah S ^a   Matthews, Charles E ^b   Signorello, Lisa B ^c   Schlundt, David G ^d   Blot, William J ^a,e   Buchowski, Maciej S ^e,f  

^a INTERNATIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e VANDERBILT INGRAM CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^f VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; DEMOGRAPHY; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY QUESTIONNAIRE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; TELEVISION VIEWING; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES;

EID: 84875753974     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0059975     Document Type: Article

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