Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior Among Schoolchildren: A 34-Country Comparison

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 157, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Guthold, Regina ^a   Cowan, Melanie J ^a   Autenrieth, Christine S ^b   Kann, Laura ^c   Riley, Leanne M ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYCLING; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; PHILIPPINES; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; SITTING; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; WALKING; ZAMBIA;

EID: 77953293785     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2010.01.019     Document Type: Article

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