Prevalence of the portuguese population attaining sufficient physical activity

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 466-473

  Baptista, Fátima ^a   Santos, Diana A ^a   Silva, Analiza M ^a   Mota, Jorge ^b   Santos, Rute ^b   Vale, Susana ^b   Ferreira, José P ^c   Raimundo, Armando M ^d   Moreira, Helena ^e   Sardinha, Luís B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

ACCELEROMETRY; ADULTS; EUROPE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PORTUGUESE POPULATION; YOUTHS

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PORTUGAL; PREVALENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PORTUGAL; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84857626390     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e318230e441     Document Type: Article

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