Urban-rural contrasts in fitness, physical activity, and sedentary behaviour in adolescents

Health Promotion International

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 118-129

  Machado Rodrigues, Aristides M ^a,b,c   Coelho E Silva, Manuel J ^a   Mota, Jorge ^d   Padez, Cristina ^b   Martins, Raul A ^a   Cumming, Sean P ^c   Riddoch, Chris ^c   Malina, Robert M ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^c University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^f TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

accelerometry; aerobic fitness; screen time; urbanization

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETRY; ACTIMETRY; ADOLESCENT; AEROBIC FITNESS; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EQUIPMENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PORTUGAL; RURAL POPULATION; SCREEN TIME; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; URBAN POPULATION; URBANIZATION;

ACCELEROMETRY; AEROBIC FITNESS; SCREEN TIME; URBANIZATION;

ACTIGRAPHY; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PORTUGAL; RURAL POPULATION; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84894227214     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: 14602245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/das054     Document Type: Article

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