Twenty-year trends in physical activity among Canadian adults

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 59-63

  Craig, Cora L ^a   Russell, Storm J ^b   Cameron, Christine ^a   Bauman, Adrian ^c  

^a Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute   (Canada)

^b SJR Research   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INCOME; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEISURE; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLE SIZE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SITTING; SOCIAL ASPECT; STUDENT T TEST; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0842345427     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03403636     Document Type: Article

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