When Adolescents Drop the Ball. Sustainability of Physical Activity in Youth

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 41-49

  Bélanger, Mathieu ^a,b   Gray Donald, Katherine ^b   O'Loughlin, Jennifer ^d,e   Paradis, Gilles ^b,c,e   Hanley, James ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONCTON   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^d CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^e INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE DU QUÉBEC   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL; TEAM SPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; MALE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOLS; SEX FACTORS; SPORTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 66549109263     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2009.04.002     Document Type: Article

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