Active, healthy cities-how does population physical activity vary between Australian cities?

Health Promotion Journal of Australia

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 201-207

  Bauman, Adrian ^a   Curac, Nada ^a   King, Lesley ^a   Venugopal, Kamalesh ^a   Merom, Dafna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

active living; healthy cities; physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; ENVIRONMENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AUSTRALIA; ENVIRONMENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84876574337     PISSN: 10361073     EISSN: 22011617     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/HE12201     Document Type: Article

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