Association between physical activity and proximity to physical activity resources among low-income, midlife women

Preventing Chronic Disease

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Jilcott, Stephanie B ^a   Evenson, Kelly R ^a   Laraia, Barbara A ^b   Ammerman, Alice S ^a  

^a IL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PATIENT; POVERTY; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NORTH CAROLINA; POVERTY; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84978427295     PISSN: 15451151     EISSN: 21665435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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