Evidence of physical activity participation among men and women in the countries of the gulf cooperation council: A review

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 457-464

  Mabry, R M ^a,b   Reeves, M M ^b   Eakin, E G ^b   Owen, N ^b  

^a Office of the WHO Representative   (Oman)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC); Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BAHRAIN; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; KUWAIT; OMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QATAR; REVIEW; SAUDI ARABIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE EAST; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE EAST; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 77952768634     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2009.00655.x     Document Type: Review

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