Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Leisure-time Physical Activity in California: Patterns and Mechanisms

Race and Social Problems

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 147-156

  Li, Kelin ^a   Wen, Ming ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Perceived neighborhood environment; Physical activity; Race and ethnicity; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881226978     PISSN: 18671748     EISSN: 18671756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12552-013-9087-9     Document Type: Article

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