Patterns and trends in walking behaviour among Canadian adults

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 294-298

  Bryan, Shirley N ^a,b   Katzmarzyk, Peter T ^c  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b STATISTICS CANADA   (Canada)

^c PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Canadian community health survey; Energy expenditure; Leisure time; National population health survey; Physical activity; Walking

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349299215     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03403950     Document Type: Article

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