Psychosocial correlates of physical activity in school children aged 8-10 years

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 794-798

  Seabra, Ana C ^a   Seabra, André F ^a   Mendonça, Denisa M ^a   Brustad, Robert ^b   Maia, José A ^a   Fonseca, António M ^a   Malina, Robert M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MOTIVATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHYSIOLOGY; PORTUGAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MOTIVATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PARENTING; PORTUGAL; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84885001792     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/cks149     Document Type: Article

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