Associations among environmental supports, physical activity, and blood pressure in African-American adults in the PATH trial

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 87, Issue , 2013, Pages 108-115

  Coulon, Sandra M ^a   Wilson, Dawn K ^a   Egan, Brent M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Blood pressure; Neighborhood walkability; Physical activity; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COGNITION; HEALTH STATUS; NEIGHBORHOOD; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SOCIAL THEORY; WALKING;

ACCELEROMETRY; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MALE; NEIGHBORHOOD; NEIGHBORHOOD WALKABILITY; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VALIDATION PROCESS; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877013202     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.03.018     Document Type: Article

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