Sex- and age-specific seasonal variations in physical activity among adults

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 64, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1010-1016

  McCormack, G R ^a   Friedenreich, C ^b   Shiell, A ^a   Giles Corti, B ^c   Doyle Baker, P K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA HEALTH SERVICES   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGEISM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; URBAN POPULATION; WALKING;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; SEASON; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; WALKING;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALBERTA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; SEASONS; SEX FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION; WALKING;

EID: 78149255952     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2009.092841     Document Type: Article

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