Physical activity, body mass index, and health-related quality of life in Canadian adults

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 625-636

  Herman, Katya M ^a   Hopman, Wilma M ^a   Vandenkerkhof, Elizabeth G ^a   Rosenberg, Mark W ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

activity limitation; adults; body mass index; health status; physical activity; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858700036     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e31823a90ae     Document Type: Article

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