Secular trends in habitual physical activities of mozambican children and adolescents from maputo city

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 10940-10950

  dos Santos, Fernanda Karina ^a,b   Maia, José A R ^a   Gomes, Thayse Natacha Q F ^a   Daca, Timóteo ^c   Madeira, Aspacia ^c   Damasceno, Albertino ^d   Katzmarzyk, Peter T ^e   Prista, António ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b MINISTRY OF EDUCATION OF BRAZIL   (Brazil)

^c Universidade Pedagógica Campus de Lhanguene   (Mozambique)

^d EDUARDO MONDLANE UNIVERSITY   (Mozambique)

^e PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Mozambique; Physical activity; Secular trends; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; CHILD; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SPORT; TREND ANALYSIS; WALKING; YOUNG POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF COVARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAME; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MALE; MATURITY; MOZAMBICAN; MOZAMBIQUE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPORT; TREND STUDY; WALKING; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EXERCISE; LIFESTYLE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RECREATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

MAPUTO [MAPUTO (PRV)]; MAPUTO [MOZAMBIQUE]; MOZAMBIQUE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOZAMBIQUE; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SPORTS; WALKING;

EID: 84908323290     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph111010940     Document Type: Article

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