Trends in physical activity and inactivity amongst US 14-18 year olds by gender, school grade and race, 1993-2003: Evidence from the youth risk behavior survey

BMC Public Health

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Adams, Jean ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RACE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33645454839     PISSN: 14712458     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-6-57     Document Type: Review

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