Increasing Physical Activity Among African-American Women and Girls
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Interventions to promote physical activity among African American women.
The lack of routine physical activity among African American women places them at risk for negative health outcomes associated with inactivity. The number of studies focused on African American women has increased dramatically in the past decade. This review examined the intervention research literature testing strategies to increase activity among African American women. Eighteen studies with ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Current Sports Medicine Reports
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1537-890X
DOI: 10.1249/jsr.0b013e3181c27ade