Associations of perceived neighborhood physical and social environments with physical activity and television viewing in African-American men and women

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 401-409

  Strong, Larkin L ^a   Reitzel, Lorraine R ^a   Wetter, David W ^a   McNeill, Lorna H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Neighborhood; Physical Activity; Prevention Research; Social Environment; Television Viewing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TELEVISION; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TELEVISION; TEXAS;

EID: 84882412862     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/ajhp.120306-QUAN-127     Document Type: Article

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