Physical activity and Socio-economic status: Results of a pilot study;Attività fisica e stato socio-economico: Risultati di uno studio pilota

Medicina dello Sport

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 175-183

  La Torre, Giuseppe ^a   Masala, D ^a   De Vito, E ^a   Arzano, I ^a   Fargione, V ^a   Capelli, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASSINO AND SOUTHERN LAZIO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adolescens; Epidemiology; Physical activity; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POLITICS; PREDICTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIOECONOMICS; WORK;

EID: 0347519122     PISSN: 00257826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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