Physical activity levels of barbadian youth and comparison to a U.S. sample

International Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 360-372

  Prochaska, Judith J ^a,e   Sallis, James F ^b   Griffith, Beverly ^c   Douglas, Jack ^d  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Queen's College   (Trinidad and Tobago)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Barbados; Children; Physical activity; Television

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BARBADOS; CHILD; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; JUVENILE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036441902     PISSN: 10705503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327558IJBM0904_05     Document Type: Article

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