Leisure physical activity and various pain symptoms among adolescents

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 325-328

  Kujala, Urho M ^a,c   Taimela, Simo ^b   Viljanen, Tero ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b DBC International   (Finland)

^c U for Sports and Exercise Medicine   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Musculoskeletal pain; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ARM; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; FITNESS; HEADACHE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LEG PAIN; LEISURE; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NECK PAIN; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SHOULDER PAIN;

EID: 0032876956     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.33.5.325     Document Type: Article

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