Predictors of inactivity in the working-age population

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 175-182

  Kaleta, Dorota ^a   Jegier, Anna ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

Author keywords

Adults; Demographic factors; Leisure time physical activity; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INCOME; LEISURE; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING HABIT; SOCIAL CLASS; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 34547555926     PISSN: 12321087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10001-007-0019-z     Document Type: Article

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