Contextual barriers to lifestyle physical activity interventions in HONG KONG

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 965-971

  Eves, Frank F ^a   Masters, Rich S W ^b   Mcmanus, Alison ^b   Leung, Moon ^b   Wong, Peggy ^b   White, Mike J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Active transport; Humidity; Stair climbing; Temperature; Walking

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; HUMIDITY; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; TEMPERATURE; WALKING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CLIMATE; DECISION MAKING; ETHNOLOGY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CLIMATE; EXERTION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY;

EID: 52149103017     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e3181659c68     Document Type: Article

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