Physical activity, fruit and vegetable intake, and health-related quality of life among older Chinese, Hispanics, and blacks in New York City

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 105, Issue , 2015, Pages S544-S552

  Kwon, Simona C ^a   Wyatt, Laura C ^a   Kranick, Julie A ^a   Islam, Nadia S ^a   Devia, Carlos ^b   Horowitz, Carol ^c   Trinh Shevrin, Chau ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Center of Excellence for the Elimination of Disparities   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ASIAN AMERICAN; DIET; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FRUIT; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES; VEGETABLE;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; ASIAN AMERICANS; DIET; FEMALE; FRUIT; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEW YORK CITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; VEGETABLES;

EID: 84937417235     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302653     Document Type: Article

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