Organized youth sport as a predictor of physical activity in adulthood

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 646-654

  Kjonniksen L ^a,b   Anderssen, N ^b   Wold, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH EASTERN NORWAY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Exercise; Sport clubs; Tracking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEISURE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SPORT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; SPORTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349638074     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2008.00850.x     Document Type: Article

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