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Journal of Environmental and Public Health
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 156435, 15 pages
A Systematic Review of Physical Activity Interventions in Hispanic Adults
1Department of Kinesiology and Health Promotion, University of Kentucky, 111 Seaton Building, Lexington, KY 40506, USA
2Department of Health Promotion & Education, University of Cincinnati, Teachers College 527 C, P.O. Box 210068, Cincinnati, OH 45221, USA
3Department of Public Health, University of Cincinnati, Teachers College 527 C, P.O. Box 210068, Cincinnati, OH 45221, USA
Received 28 May 2011; Revised 6 November 2011; Accepted 13 November 2011
Academic Editor: Edward Trapido
Copyright © 2012 Melinda J. Ickes and Manoj Sharma. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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