Prevalence of physical activity and sedentary behaviors by metropolitan status in 4th-, 8th-, and 11th-grade students in Texas, 2004-2005

Preventing Chronic Disease

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Springer, Andrew E ^a   Hoelscher, Deanna M ^a   Castrucci, Brian ^b   Perez, Adriana ^a   Kelder, Steven H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; SPORT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; SPORTS; TEXAS;

EID: 59149084675     PISSN: 15451151     EISSN: 21665435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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