Ethnic and gender differences in physical activity levels among 9-10-year-old children of white European, South Asian and African-Caribbean origin: The Child Heart Health Study in England (CHASE Study)

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1082-1093

  Owen, Christopher G ^a   Nightingale, Claire M ^a   Rudnicka, Alicja R ^a   Cook, Derek G ^a   Ekelund, Ulf ^b   Whincup, Peter H ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childhood; Ethnic differences; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; CHILD HEALTH; ETHNIC GROUP; GENDER DISPARITY; MODELING; URBAN AREA;

ACTIMETRY; AFRICAN CARIBBEAN; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGING; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENGLAND; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PERIODICITY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TIME FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 68849130435     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyp176     Document Type: Article

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