Linking young people's knowledge of public health guidelines to physical activity levels in England

Pediatric Exercise Science

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 467-476

  Roth, Marilyn ^a   Stamatakis, Emmanuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; ENGLAND; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 77956639517     PISSN: 08998493     EISSN: 15432920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/pes.22.3.467     Document Type: Article

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