Worldwide prevalence of physical inactivity and its association with human development index in 76 countries

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 24-28

  Dumith, Samuel C ^a   Hallal, Pedro C ^a   Reis, Rodrigo S ^b,c   Kohl, Harold W ^d,e  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Multicenter studies; Physical activity; Prevalence; World health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX; IMMOBILIZATION; INTERNATIONAL PHYSICAL ACTIVITY QUESTIONNAIRE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WORLD HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960592525     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2011.02.017     Document Type: Article

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