Environmental correlates of physical activity in youth - A review and update

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 129-154

  Ferreira, I ^a   Van Der Horst, K ^a   Wendel Vos, W ^b   Kremers, S ^c   Van Lenthe, F J ^a   Brug, J ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Environment; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRIME; CULTURAL FACTOR; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOME; HUMAN; INCOME; MOTHER; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REVIEW; SCHOOL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENT; FAMILY RELATIONS; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 33846902539     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2006.00264.x     Document Type: Review

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