Epidemiology of physical inactivity in Poland: Prevalence and determinants in a former communist country in socioeconomic transition

Public Health

Volumn 123, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 592-597

  Drygas, W ^a,b   Kwasniewska M ^a   Kaleta, D ^a   Pikala, M ^a   Bielecki, W ^a   Gluszek J ^c   Zdrojewski, T ^d   Pajak, A ^e   Kozakiewicz, K ^f   Broda, G ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF CARDIOLOGY   (Poland)

^c POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

^d MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GDANSK   (Poland)

^e JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Poland)

^f MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

Author keywords

Commuting; Leisure time; Occupational; Physical inactivity; Poland; Work related

Indexed keywords

COMMUTING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LEISURE; LIFESTYLE; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POLAND; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OCCUPATIONS; POLAND; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION; YOUNG ADULT;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; POLAND;

EID: 70349733433     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2009.08.004     Document Type: Article

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