International prevalence of physical activity in youth and adults

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 606-614

  Sisson, S B ^a   Katzmarzyk, P T ^a  

^a PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Exercise; International comparison; Prevalence; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BRAZIL; CHINA; DENMARK; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JUVENILE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICIAN; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SAUDI ARABIA; SWEDEN; THAILAND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE;

EID: 54149119666     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2008.00506.x     Document Type: Review

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