Parental perceptions of neighborhood environments, BMI, and active behaviors in girls aged 7-9 years

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 670-675

  Machado Rodrigues, Aristides M ^a   Santana, Ana ^a   Gama, Augusta ^a   Mourão, Isabel ^b   Nogueira, Helena ^a   Rosado, Victor ^a   Padez, Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IPS;

BODY MASS; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PARENT; PERCEPTION; PORTUGAL; SOCIOECONOMICS;

BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PARENTS; PERCEPTION; PORTUGAL; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84906212959     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.22577     Document Type: Article

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