Epidemiology of leisure, transportation, occupational, and household physical activity: Prevalence and associated factors

Journal of Physical Activity and Health

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 625-632

  Florindo, Alex Antonio ^a   Guimarães, Vanessa Valente ^a   Cesar, Chester Luiz Galvão ^a   De Azevedo Barros, Marilisa Berti ^b   Alves, Maria Cecília Goi Porto ^c   Goldbaum, Moisés ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c Instituto de Saude de Sao Paulo   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adult population; Health surveys; Hierarchical analysis; Survey research

Indexed keywords

EID: 70249138331     PISSN: 15433080     EISSN: 15435476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jpah.6.5.625     Document Type: Article

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