Time since immigration and ethnicity as predictors of physical activity among canadian youth: A cross-sectional study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Kukaswadia, Atif ^a   Pickett, William ^a,b   Janssen, Ian ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b KINGSTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNICITY; GENDER; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; INCOME; JUVENILE; PEER GROUP; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SELF REPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; CANADA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE;

EID: 84896772212     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0089509     Document Type: Article

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