The impact of lifestyle on the physical fitness of primary school children

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1002-1009

  Chung, Joanne W Y ^a   Chung, Louisa M Y ^a   Chen, Bob ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Comparison study; Lifestyle; Nurses; Nursing; Physical fitness

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LEISURE; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; STUDENT; TIME;

CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHINA; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LIFE STYLE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PHYSICAL FITNESS; STUDENTS; TIME FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 61849184191     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.02420.x     Document Type: Article

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