Perception of the social and built environment and physical activity among Northeastern Brazil adolescents

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 114-119

  De Farias Júnior, José Cazuza ^a   Da Silva Lopes, Adair ^b   Mota, Jorge ^c   Santos, Maria Paula ^c   Ribeiro, José Carlos ^c   Hallal, Pedro Curi ^d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Environmental; Facilities; Perception; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 78751703174     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2010.12.002     Document Type: Article

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