A comparison of factors associated with physical inactivity among East Asian college students

International Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 316-323

  Seo, Dong Chul ^a   Torabi, Mohammad R ^a   Chin, Ming Kai ^b   Huang, Sen Fang ^c   Chen, Chee Keong ^d   Mok, Magdalena Mo Ching ^e   Wong, Patricia ^f   Chia, Michael ^f   Lee, Chung Gun ^a   Wang, Chunyun ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HOPSports Inc   (United States)

^c TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^e THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^f NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

College health; Cross cultural difference; East Asia; Physical inactivity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BINGE DRINKING; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SINGAPORE; SOUTH KOREA; STUDENT; TAIWAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BINGE DRINKING; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CULTURE; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SINGAPORE; STUDENTS; TAIWAN;

EID: 84868342214     PISSN: 10705503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12529-011-9167-4     Document Type: Article

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