Prevalence and correlates of physical activity behaviors among elementary schoolchildren in multiethnic, low income, inner-city neighborhoods in Montreal, Canada

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 397-407

  O'Loughlin, Jennifer ^a   Paradis, Gilles ^a   Kishchuk, Natalie ^a   Barnett, Tracie ^a   Renaud, Lise ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular Disease; Children; Correlates; Cross Sectional; Ethnicity; Multiethnic; Physical Activity; Prevalence; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CORONARY RISK; CORRELATION FUNCTION; ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; ETHNIC GROUPS; EXERTION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUEBEC; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPORTS; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0032877436     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1047-2797(99)00030-7     Document Type: Article

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