Sedentarism: The effects of internet use on human obesity in the United States

Social Work in Public Health

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 250-269

  Matusitz, Jonathan ^a   McCormick, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Health; Internet use; obesity; sedentarism; United States

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BIOENERGETICS; CHILD HEALTH; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INTERNET; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; OBESITY; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; OBESITY; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84859757652     PISSN: 19371918     EISSN: 1937190X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19371918.2011.542998     Document Type: Article

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