Daily physical activity and sports participation among children from ethnic minorities in Denmark

European Journal of Sport Science

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 321-331

  Nielsen, Glen ^a   Hermansen, Bianca ^b   Bugge, Anna ^b   Dencker, Magnus ^c   Andersen, Lars Bo ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Accelerometry; children; ethnicity; health; inequality; physical activity; resources; sports participation

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETRY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CLASSIFICATION; DENMARK; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; EXERCISE; FITNESS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MIGRANT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ACCELEROMETRY; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; DENMARK; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; ETHNIC GROUPS; EXERCISE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; PHYSICAL FITNESS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SPORTS;

EID: 84878045630     PISSN: 17461391     EISSN: 15367290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17461391.2011.635697     Document Type: Article

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