The dietary, physical activity and sedentary behaviours of Victorian regional secondary school students

Australian Journal of Primary Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 81-88

  Vaughan, Clare ^a,c   Kilkkinen, Annamari ^a,c   Heistaro, Sami ^a,d   Laatikainen, Tiina ^b,c   Dunbar, James ^a,d  

^a Greater Green Triangle University Department of Rural Health   (Australia)

^b National Public Health Institute   (United States)

^c NONE   (Australia)

^d NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Dietary habits; Health behaviour; Obesity; Physical activity; Sedentary behaviour

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 34247537540     PISSN: 14487527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/py07011     Document Type: Article

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