Daily steps among Finnish adults: Variation by age, sex, and socioeconomic position

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 669-677

  Hirvensalo, Mirja ^a   Telama, Risto ^a   Schmidt, Michael D ^b   Tammelin, Tuija H ^c   Yang, Xiaolin ^c   Magnussen, Costan G ^d   Vkari, Jorma S a ^e   Raitakari, Olli T ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c LIKES RESEARCH CENTER FOR SPORT AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adult; pedometer; physical activity; recommendations; steps

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; WALKING;

ADULT; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WALKING;

EID: 84856036602     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494811420324     Document Type: Article

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