Associations of adult physical activity with perceived safety and police-recorded crime: the Multi-ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
Open Access
- 1 January 2012
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
- Vol. 9 (1) , 146
Abstract
Due to the inconsistent findings of prior studies, we explored the association of perceived safety and police-recorded crime measures with physical activity.Keywords
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