Attitude toward physical activity in normal-weight, overweight and obese adolescents

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 560-568

  Deforche, Benedicte I ^a   De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse M ^a   Tanghe, Ann P ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b MPC Zeepreventorium ^*  (Belgium)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Determinants; Exercise; Interventions; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY WEIGHT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; SPORTS;

EID: 33646481363     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2005.01.015     Document Type: Article

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