Physical activity patterns in Mozambique: Urban/rural differences during epidemiological transition

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 444-449

  Padrão, Patrícia ^a   Damasceno, Albertino ^b   Silva Matos, Carla ^c   Prista, António ^d   Lunet, Nuno ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b EDUARDO MONDLANE UNIVERSITY   (Mozambique)

^c Mozambique Ministry of Health   (Mozambique)

^d Universidade Pedagógica   (Mozambique)

^e University of Porto   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Africa; Mozambique; Physical activity; STEPS

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOZAMBIQUE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; URBAN AREA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEALTH TRANSITION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOZAMBIQUE; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84868302091     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2012.08.006     Document Type: Article

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