Perceptions of the built environment in relation to physical activity in Portuguese adolescents

Health and Place

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 548-552

  Santos, Maria Paula ^a,b   Page, Angie S ^b   Cooper, Ashley R ^b   Ribeiro, José Carlos ^a   Mota, Jorge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Environment; Gender; Perceptions; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; GENDER; NEIGHBORHOOD; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 58049132475     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2008.08.006     Document Type: Article

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