Factors influencing physical activity level among secondary school adolescents in Petaling District, Selangor

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 228-232

  Aniza, Ismail ^a   Fairuz, M R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA MEDICAL CENTER   (Malaysia)

^b Department of Family Health   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Adolescents; IPAQ; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL PHYSICAL ACTIVITY QUESTIONNAIRE; MALAYSIA; MALE; MOTHER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STRETCHING EXERCISE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALAYSIA; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS;

EID: 77649104807     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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