The effects of age, birth cohort and survey period on leisure-time physical activity by Australian adults: 1990-2005

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 609-617

  Allman Farinelli, Margaret A ^a   Chey, Tien ^b   Merom, Dafna ^b   Bowles, Heather ^b   Bauman, Adrian E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Age period cohort analysis; Energy expenditure; Leisure time physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BIRTH ORDER; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SELF REPORT; TREND STUDY; WALKING;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOBBIES; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; METABOLIC EQUIVALENT; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649415997     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114508019879     Document Type: Article

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