Physical activity patterns of Singaporean adolescents

Pediatric Exercise Science

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 400-414

  Kok, Sonk Lee ^a   Trost, Stewart G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RANDOMIZATION; SELF REPORT; SEX RATIO; SINGAPORE; SITTING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 34547140234     PISSN: 08998493     EISSN: 15432920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/pes.18.4.400     Document Type: Article

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