Parenthood and factors that influence outdoor recreational physical activity from a gender perspective

BMC Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Sjögren, Katarina ^a,b   Hansson, Eva Ekvall ^a   Stjernberg, Louise ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b BLEKINGE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EXERCISE; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NEWBORN; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECREATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWEDEN;

ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXERCISE; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIFE STYLE; MALE; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECREATION; SEX FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 79751530802     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-93     Document Type: Article

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