Physical activity in 22 African countries: Results from the world health organization STEPwise approach to chronic disease risk factor surveillance

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 52-60

  Guthold, Regina ^a   Louazani, Sidi A ^c   Riley, Leanne M ^a   Cowan, Melanie J ^a   Bovet, Pascal ^b,f   Damasceno, Albertino ^d   Sambo, Boureima Hama ^c   Tesfaye, Fikru ^e   Armstrong, Timothy P ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Seychelles)

^c WHO REGIONAL OFFICE FOR AFRICA   (Congo)

^d EDUARDO MONDLANE UNIVERSITY   (Mozambique)

^e ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; WALKING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; AFRICA; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION; WALKING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 79958806455     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: 18732607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2011.03.008     Document Type: Article

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