Assessment of physical activity levels in South Asians in the UK: Findings from the Health Survey for England

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 517-521

  Williams, Emily D ^a   Stamatakis, Emmanuel ^a   Chandola, Tarani ^a   Hamer, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COVARIANCE ANALYSIS; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH SURVEY; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ETHNOLOGY; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; SOUTHEAST ASIA; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EXERCISE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79956223943     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2009.102509     Document Type: Article

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