Cross-sectional comparison of physical activity and inactivity patterns in Chinese and Filipino youth

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 59-66

  Tudor Locke, Catrine ^a   Ainsworth, B E ^b   Adair, L S ^c   Du, S ^d   Lee, N ^c   Popkin, B M ^c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c University of North Carolina   (United States)

^d Chinese Center for Diseases Control and Prevention   (China)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Exercise; Schools; Students

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; DRAWING; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GENDER BIAS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; PHILIPPINES; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; READING; SELF REPORT; SITTING; SPORT; TELEVISION; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; URBANIZATION; WALKING; WRITING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; BICYCLING; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; PHILIPPINES; QUESTIONNAIRES; WALKING;

EID: 33845704566     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2006.00612.x     Document Type: Article

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