Assessing and Promoting Physical Activity in African American Barbershops: Results of the FITStop Pilot Study
This study assessed the feasibility of recruiting African American men in barbershops, assessing their physical activity, conducting physical measurements, and gauging their interest in barbershop-based health research. The authors recruited African American shop owners ( n = 4), barbers ( n = 6), a...
Main Authors: | Laura A. Linnan ScD, Paul L. Reiter PhD, Courtney Duffy BA, Derek Hales PhD, Dianne S. Ward EdD, Anthony J. Viera MD |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2011-01-01
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Series: | American Journal of Men's Health |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1557988309360569 |
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