Secular trends in youth physical activity and parents' socioeconomic status from 1977 to 2005

Pediatric Exercise Science

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 462-474

  Telama, Risto ^a   Laakso, Lauri ^a   Nupponen, Heimo ^b   Rimpelä, Arja ^c   Pere, Lasse ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; GROWTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; PARENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPORT; TIME;

EID: 71649096558     PISSN: 08998493     EISSN: 15432920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/pes.21.4.462     Document Type: Article

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