Screen-based sedentary behaviours among a nationally representative sample of youth: Are Canadian kids couch potatoes?

Chronic Diseases and Injuries in Canada

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 141-146

  Leatherdale, S T ^a   Ahmed, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Screen time; Sedentary behaviour; Self esteem; Surveillance; Tobacco; Youth smoking survey; Youth child

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054005356     PISSN: 02288699     EISSN: 14818523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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