Longitudinal trends in physical activity patterns in selected urban south Indian school children

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 134, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 174-180

  Swaminathan, Sumathi ^a   Selvam, Sumithra ^a   Thomas, Tinku ^a   Kurpad, Anura V ^a   Vaz, Mario ^a  

^a ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Overweight; Physical activity; Physical education; School age population

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 80054767719     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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