Self-reported physical activity in European adolescents: Results from the HELENA (Healthy Lifestyle in Europe by Nutrition in Adolescence) study

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 246-254

  De Cocker, Katrien ^a   Ottevaere, Charlene ^a   Sjöström, Michael ^b   Maöreno, Luis A ^c   Wrnberg, Julia ^b,d   Valtueña, Jara ^e   Manios, Yannis ^f   Dietrich, Sabine ^g   Mauro, Beatrice ^h   Artero, Enrique G ⁱ   Molnár, Dénes ^j   Hagströmer, Maria ^b   Ruiz, Jonathan R ^b   Sarri, Katerina ^k   Kafatos, Anthony ^k   Gottrand, Frédéric ^l   De Henauw, Stefaan ^a   Maes, Lea ^a   De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^d CSIC   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^f HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

^g MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^h ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^j UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

^k UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^l UNIV LILLE   (France)

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Author keywords

Adolescence; Age; BMI; Family affluence; Gender; Questionnaire; Socio economic status

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EUROPE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LEISURE; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEX RATIO; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EUROPE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LIFE STYLE; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 79952514775     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980010000558     Document Type: Article

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