Physical Inactivity in a country in transition: A population-based survey in Tirana City, Albania

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 60-67

  Shapo, Laidon ^a   Pomerleau, Joceline ^a   McKee, Martin ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Albania; alcohol drinking; exercise; health behaviour; leisure activities; obesity; smoking; vegetables

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALBANIA; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LEISURE; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; AGE; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FOOD INTAKE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; INCOME; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SITTING; SMOKING; TELEVISION; WORK;

ADULT; ALBANIA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PHYSICAL FITNESS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 3843049402     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14034940310011801     Document Type: Article

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