Physical activity of aboriginal people in Canada

Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 32, Issue SUPPL. 2E, 2007, Pages

  Young, T Kue ^a   Katzmarzyk, Peter T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aboriginal people; Intervention programs; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 38149075255     PISSN: 17155312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/H07-110     Document Type: Review

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