Determining physical activity patterns of suburban British Columbia residents

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 70-73

  Anderson, Gregory S ^a   Snodgrass, Jacalyn ^a   Elliott, Brynne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FRASER VALLEY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assessment; Methods; Physical activity; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846951139     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03405389     Document Type: Article

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