Differences in physical activity by gender, weight status and travel mode to school in Cypriot children

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 107-111

  Loucaides, Constantinos A ^a   Jago, Russell ^b  

^a Cyprus Pedagogical Institute   (Cyprus)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Gender; Pedometer; Travel mode to school; Weight status

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CYPRUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT T TEST; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; TRAVEL; UNITED KINGDOM; WALKING;

AUTOMOBILES; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CYPRUS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; WALKING;

EID: 45449120581     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2008.01.025     Document Type: Article

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