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

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Published in Prev Chronic Dis on December 15, 2006

Authors

Stephanie B Jilcott1, Kelly R Evenson, Barbara A Laraia, Alice S Ammerman

Author Affiliations

1: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, and the UNC-CH Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7426, USA. jilcott@email.unc.edu

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