Physical activity patterns in Greenland: A country in transition

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 678-686

  Dahl Petersen, Inger K ^a   Bjerregaard, Peter ^a   Jørgensen, Marit E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b STENO DIABETES CENTER   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk; gender; physical activity; social change; social transition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ESKIMO; ETHNOLOGY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GREENLAND; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CHANGE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GREENLAND; HUMANS; INUITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CHANGE;

EID: 84856050424     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494811420486     Document Type: Article

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