Associations of physical activity with body weight and fat in men and women

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 914-919

  Ball, K ^a   Owen, N ^b   Salmon, J ^a   Bauman, A ^c   Gore, C J ^d  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Body fat; Body mass index; Gender; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SELF REPORT; SKINFOLD; WEIGHT GAIN; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0034961588     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0801622     Document Type: Article

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