Adolescent correlates of adult physical activity: A 26-year follow-up

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1930-1936

  Beunen, Gaston P ^a   Lefevre, Johan ^a   Philippaerts, Renaat M ^b   Delvaux, Katrien ^a   Thomis, Martine ^a   Claessens, Albrecht L ^a   Vanreusel, Bart ^a   Lysens, Roeland ^a   Vanden Eynde, Bavo ^a   Renson, Roland ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Fitness; Interage correlations; Sociocultural determinants; Somatic dimensions; Tracking

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY SIZE; FITNESS; FOLLOW UP; GROWTH PERIOD; HEALTH; HUMAN; LEISURE; LIFESTYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SOCIAL CLASS; SPORTS MEDICINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; BELGIUM; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY SIZE; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPORTS;

EID: 8144220341     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/01.MSS.0000145536.87255.3A     Document Type: Article

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