Perceptions of environmental supports for physical activity in African American and white adults in a rural county in South Carolina

Preventing Chronic Disease

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2005, Pages

  Hooker, Steven P ^a   Wilson, Dawn K ^a   Griffin, Sarah F ^a   Ainsworth, Barbara E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84978402683     PISSN: 15451151     EISSN: 21665435     Source Type: Journal    
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