The Results of the “Positive Action for Today’s Health” (PATH) Trial for Increasing Walking and Physical Activity in Underserved African-American Communities

Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 398-410

  Wilson, Dawn K ^a   Van Horn, M Lee ^a   Siceloff, E Rebekah ^a   Alia, Kassandra A ^a   St George, Sara M ^a   Lawman, Hannah G ^a   Trumpeter, Nevelyn N ^a   Coulon, Sandra M ^a   Griffin, Sarah F ^b   Wandersman, Abraham ^a   Egan, Brent ^c   Colabianchi, Natalie ^d   Forthofer, Melinda ^a   Gadson, Barney ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE GREENVILLE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^e MH Newton Family Life Center   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Perceptions of safety and access; Physical activity; Walking interventions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MARKETING; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFETY; SOCIAL MARKETING; STANDARDS; WALKING;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARKETING; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SAFETY; SOCIAL MARKETING; WALKING;

EID: 84939956616     PISSN: 08836612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12160-014-9664-1     Document Type: Article

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