Physical activity and sedentary behavior in an ethnically diverse group of South African school children

Journal of Sports Science and Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 371-378

  McVeigh, Joanne ^a   Meiring, Rebecca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Physical activity; Screen time; South African children

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901699752     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13032968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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