Associations of sedentary behavior and physical activity with psychological distress: A cross-sectional study from Singapore

BMC Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-8

  Sloan, Robert A ^a   Sawada, Susumu S ^b   Girdano, Daniel ^c   Liu, Yi Tong ^a   Biddle, Stuart Jh ^d   Blair, Steven N ^e  

^a Health Promotion Board Singapore   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND NUTRITION   (Japan)

^c WALDEN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross sectional; Physical activity; Psychological distress; Sedentary behavior; Singapore; Volume

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SINGAPORE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SINGAPORE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84885184904     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-885     Document Type: Article

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