A multilevel examination of gender differences in the association between features of the school environment and physical activity among a sample of grades 9 to 12 students in Ontario, Canada

BMC Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Hobin, Erin ^a   Leatherdale, Scott ^a   Manske, Steve ^a   Dubin, Joel ^a   Elliott, Susan ^a   Veugelers, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Environment; Gender; Physical activity; Prevention; School

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CANADA; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; STUDENT; TIME;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; ONTARIO; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STUDENTS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860170651     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-7422272717     Document Type: Article

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