Correlates of physical activity in Portuguese adolescents from 10 to 18 years

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 318-323

  Seabra, A F T ^a   Mendonca D M ^a   Thomis, M A ^b   Malina, R M ^c,d   Maia, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^d TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Demographic; Determinants; Physical activity; Socio cultural; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PARENT; PEER GROUP; PHYSIOLOGY; PORTUGAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIBLING; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FACULTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PARENTS; PEER GROUP; PORTUGAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SIBLINGS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 79952599826     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2009.01030.x     Document Type: Article

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