Immigration and leisure-time physical inactivity: A population-based study

Ethnicity and Health

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 77-85

  Lindstrom M ^a   Sundquist, J ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Educational level; Ethnic; Leisure time physical activity; Sedentary

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SITTING; SWEDEN;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; ETHNIC GROUPS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LIFE STYLE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN;

EID: 0034953594     PISSN: 13557858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13557850120068405     Document Type: Article

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