Physical activity in three regional communities in Queensland

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 112-120

  Brown, Wendy J ^a   Burton, Nicola W ^a   Sahlqvist, Shannon ^a,c   Heesch, Kristiann C ^b   McCarthy, Kylah B ^a   Ng, Norman ^a   van Uffelen, Jannique G Z ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Exercise; Inactivity; Leisure; Recreation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RURAL POPULATION; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; YOUNG ADULT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; QUEENSLAND; RURAL POPULATION; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876387602     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: 14401584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajr.12015     Document Type: Article

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