Differences in youth and adult physical activity in park settings by sex and race/ethnicity

Preventing Chronic Disease

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Kaczynski, Andrew T ^a   Stanis, Sonja A Wilhelm ^b   Besenyi, Gina M ^a   Child, Stephanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECREATION; SANITATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MISSOURI; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; PUBLIC FACILITIES; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877669058     PISSN: 15451151     EISSN: 21665435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5888/pcd10.120276     Document Type: Article

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