Perceived neighbourhood environmental characteristics and physical activity according to socioeconomic status in adolescent girls

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-6

  Mota, Jorge ^a   Santos, Rute ^a   Pereira, Margarida ^a   Teixeira, Laetitia ^a   Santos, Maria Paula ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

BMI; girls; perceived environment; Physical activity; SES

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; ADOLESCENCE; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PORTUGAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PORTUGAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

AVEIRO [PORTUGAL]; PORTUGAL;

EID: 78650589132     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: 14645033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03014460.2010.486769     Document Type: Article

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