Utilizing behavioral economics to understand adherence to physical activity guidelines among a low-income urban community

Journal of Physical Activity and Health

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 947-953

  Shuval, Kerem ^a   Si, Xia ^b   Nguyen, Binh ^a   Leonard, Tammy ^b  

^a AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Low income; Monetary savings; Urban population

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; LEISURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; POVERTY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; AGED; ECONOMICS, BEHAVIORAL; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INCOME; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; POVERTY; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84945182404     PISSN: 15433080     EISSN: 15435474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jpah.2014-0203     Document Type: Article

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