Tracking of physical activity from childhood to adulthood

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1937-1943

  Trudeau, François ^a   Laurencelle, Louis ^a   Shephard, Roy J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behavioral tracking; Children; Growth and development; Longitudinal data; Parental influences; Physical education

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PROGENY; SITTING; SLEEP;

ADULT; AGING; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; QUEBEC; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 8144231125     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/01.MSS.0000145525.29140.3B     Document Type: Article

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