Self-reported physical activity levels during a segmented school day in a large multiethnic sample of high school students

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 284-292

  Hohepa, Maea ^a   Scragg, Robert ^b   Schofield, Grant ^a   Kolt, Gregory S ^a,c   Schaaf, David ^b  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Epidemiology; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; STUDENTS;

EID: 61849119055     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2007.11.005     Document Type: Article

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