Physical activity guideline in Mexican-Americans: Does the built environment play a role?

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 244-255

  Oluyomi, Abiodun O ^a   Whitehead, Lawrence W ^b   Burau, Keith D ^a   Symanski, Elaine ^b   Kohl, Harold W ^a,d   Bondy, Melissa ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Built environment; Geographical information systems (GIS); Mexican American; Physical activity; Walkability index

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICAN; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; TEXAS;

EID: 84896392799     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-012-9724-1     Document Type: Article

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