Social influences on physical activity in Anglo-Australian and Vietnamese-Australian adolescent females in a single sex school

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 119-122

  Wilson, Andrew N ^a   Dollman, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescent females; Ethnicity; Physical activity; Social influences

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AUSTRALIA; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOTHERS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENTS; VIETNAM;

EID: 58149499165     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2007.10.012     Document Type: Article

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