Social capital, desire to increase physical activity and leisure-time physical activity: A population-based study

Public Health

Volumn 125, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 442-447

  Lindstrom M ^a,b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Desire to increase physical activity; Leisure time physical activity; Social capital; Sweden; Trust

Indexed keywords

HEALTH STATUS; LOGISTICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SWEDEN; TRUST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DATA COLLECTION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECREATION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN; TRUST; YOUNG ADULT;

SKANE; SWEDEN;

EID: 79960393169     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2011.01.015     Document Type: Article

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