Physical activity ratio of selected activities in Indian male and female subjects and its relationship with body mass index

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 71-79

  Kuriyan, Rebecca ^a   Easwaran, Parvathi P ^b   Kurpad, Anura V ^a  

^a ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

^b AVINASHILINGAM INSTITUTE FOR HOME SCIENCE AND HIGHER EDUCATION FOR WOMEN   (India)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Indians; Physical activity ratio

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDIA; LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNDERWEIGHT; WALKING;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SEX FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH; WALKING;

EID: 33746736847     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BJN20061672     Document Type: Article

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