Prevalence of exercise and non-exercise physical activity in Chinese adolescents

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Volumn 8, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Mak, Kwok Kei ^a   Ho, Sai Yin ^a   Lo, Wing Sze ^a   McManus, Alison M ^b   Lam, Tai Hing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINESE; CLIMBING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEISURE; MALE; NON EXERCISE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; WALKING; AGE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENERGY METABOLISM; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE FACTORS; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OVERWEIGHT; SELF REPORT; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 78651536172     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14795868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1479-5868-8-3     Document Type: Article

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