Indigenous austalians and physical activity: Using a social-ecological model to review the literature

Health Education Research

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 498-509

  Nelson, Alison ^a   Abbott, Rebecca ^a   MacDonald, Doune ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; AUSTRALIA; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; CULTURAL FACTOR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; MOTOR ACTIVITY; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

AUSTRALIA; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; EPIDEMIOLOGIC RESEARCH DESIGN; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 77952919215     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: 14653648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cyq025     Document Type: Article

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