Stability of leisure-time physical activity during adolescence - A longitudinal study among 16-, 17- and 18-year-old Finnish youth

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 179-185

  Aarnio, M ^a   Winter, T ^a   Peltonen, J ^a   Kujala, U M ^a   Kaprio, J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LEISURE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF DISCLOSURE; SPORT; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF DISCLOSURE; SPORTS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0036595168     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0838.2002.00250.x     Document Type: Article

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