School-based friendship networks and children's physical activity: A spatial analytical approach

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 6-12

  Macdonald Wallis, Kyle ^a   Jago, Russell ^a   Page, Angie S ^a   Brockman, Rowan ^a   Thompson, Janice L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accelerometer; Autoregression; Friendship; Peer; Physical activity; Social networks; Spatial analysis; UK

Indexed keywords

AUTOCORRELATION; CHILD HEALTH; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; GUIDELINE; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH STATUS; OBESITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SMOKING; SOCIAL NETWORK; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

ACCELEROMETER; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; FRIENDSHIP; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; SPATIAL AUTOCORRELATION ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACTIGRAPHY; CHILD; ENGLAND; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; MALE; PEER GROUP; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

BRISTOL [ENGLAND]; ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79959607561     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.04.018     Document Type: Article

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