Trends in vigorous physical activity participation among Ontario adolescents, 1997-2001

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 272-274

  Irving, Hyacinth M ^a   Adlaf, Edward M ^a,b   Allison, Kenneth R ^a   Paglia, Angela ^b   Dwyer, John J M ^c,d   Goodman, Jack ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^d Program Policy and Planning Division   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0041695718     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03403550     Document Type: Article

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