Prevalence of physical activity in the European Union

Sozial- und Praventivmedizin

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 281-289

  Rütten, Alfred ^a   Abu Omar, Karim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

European Union; International Physical Activity Questionnaire; Metabolic equivalents; Physical activity; Prevalence of physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; BELGIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; EUROPEAN UNION; FEMALE; FINLAND; FRANCE; GERMANY; GREECE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; IRELAND; ITALY; LUXEMBOURG; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PORTUGAL; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAMPLE SIZE; SPAIN; SWEDEN; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EUROPE; EUROPEAN UNION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY;

EID: 4344630863     PISSN: 03038408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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