Correlates of physical activity of children and adolescents: A systematic review of reviews

Health Education Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 72-89

  Sterdt, Elena ^a   Liersch, Sebastian ^a   Walter, Ulla ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

adolescents; children; correlates; physical activity; systematic review

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMPETENCE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMOTION; ETHNICITY; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERNAL VALIDITY; MOTIVATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPORT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 84891477282     PISSN: 00178969     EISSN: 17488176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0017896912469578     Document Type: Article

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