Underweight in 14 to 16 year-old girls and boys: Prevalence and associations with physical activity and sedentary activities

Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 114-119

  Kantanista, Adam ^a   Osiński, Wiesław ^a  

^a POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION   (Poland)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Physical activity; Sedentary activities; Underweight

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL BODY WEIGHT; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; POLAND; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; UNDERWEIGHT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETIOLOGY; EXERCISE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OVERWEIGHT; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OVERWEIGHT; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; POLAND; PREVALENCE; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; STUDENTS; THINNESS;

EID: 84898717249     PISSN: 12321966     EISSN: 18982263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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