The physical activity transition among adults in China: 1991-2011

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 15, Issue S1, 2014, Pages 27-36

  Ng, S W ^a,b   Howard, A G ^a,b   Wang, H J ^c   Su, C ^c   Zhang, B ^c  

^a IL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL   (United States)

^c CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

Author keywords

China; Distribution; Physical activity; Quantile regression

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; CHINESE; HUMAN; LEISURE; METABOLIC EQUIVALENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; TRAVEL; URBANIZATION;

CHINA; DISTRIBUTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUANTILE REGRESSION;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHINA; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH TRANSITION; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NUTRITION SURVEYS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBANIZATION; WORK;

EID: 84890717356     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/obr.12127     Document Type: Article

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