Addressing inequalities in physical activity participation: Implications for public health policy and practice

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 72, Issue , 2015, Pages 64-69

  Hunter, Ruth F ^a   Boeri, Marco ^a   Tully, Mark A ^a   Donnelly, Paul ^b   Kee, Frank ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b Policy Planning and Research Sport Northern Ireland   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Econometric modelling; Health promotion; Physical activity; UK Physical Activity Guidelines

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; ADOLESCENT; AGE; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EXERCISE; HEALTH STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; NORTHERN IRELAND; PSYCHOLOGY; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTHERN IRELAND; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84921504540     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2014.12.040     Document Type: Article

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