The concordance of directly and indirectly measured built environment attributes and physical activity adoption

<p/> <p>Background</p> <p>Physical activity (PA) adoption is essential for obesity prevention and control, yet ethnic minority women report lower levels of PA and are at higher risk for obesity and its comorbidities compared to Caucasians. Epidemiological studies and ecologic...

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Main Authors: O'Connor Daniel P, Medina Ashley, Mama Scherezade K, McAlexander Kristen M, Lee Rebecca E
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-07-01
Series:International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
Online Access:http://www.ijbnpa.org/content/8/1/72