Physical activity patterns and sedentary behaviors of children from urban and rural areas of cyprus

Central European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 66-70

  Bathrellou, Eirini ^a   Lazarou, Chrystalleni ^a   Panagiotakos, Demosthenes B ^a   Sidossis, Labros S ^a  

^a HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Children; Cyprus; Physical activity; Rural; Sedentary lifestyle; Urban

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYPRUS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

CHILD; CYPRUS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 34250839923     PISSN: 12107778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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