Secular trends in sports: Participation and attitudes among adolescents in Sweden from 1974 to 1995

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 602-609

  Westerstahl M ^a,b,c   Barnekow Bergkvist, M ^b   Hedberg, G ^b   Jansson, E ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Exercise; Gender; Human; Physical activity; Teenager

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROWTH; HUMAN; LEISURE; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SITTING; SPORT; STRENGTH; SWEDEN; TRAINING;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE; BODY MASS INDEX; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; SPORTS; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0042421965     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035250310002713     Document Type: Article

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