Differences in occupational, transportation, domestic, and leisure-time physical activities: Do geographical location and socio-cultural status matter?

Journal of Physical Activity and Health

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 163-172

  Gauthier, Alain P ^a   Lariviere, Michel ^a   Pong, Raymond ^a   Snelling, Susan ^a   Young, Nancy ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adult; Anglophone; Francophone; IPAQ; Physical activity; Rural; Urban

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857273525     PISSN: 15433080     EISSN: 15435476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jpah.9.2.163     Document Type: Article

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