Geographical influences upon physical activity participation: Evidence of a 'coastal effect'

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 322-324

  Bauman, Adrian ^a   Smith, Ben ^b   Stoker, Lyn ^b   Bellew, Bill ^b   Booth, Michael ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPLOYMENT; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; SEASHORE; SELF REPORT; SEX; TELEPHONE; WALKING;

EID: 0033049646     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-842X.1999.tb01265.x     Document Type: Article

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