Participation in sport and physical activity: Associations with socio-economic status and geographical remoteness Health behavior, health promotion and society

BMC Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Eime, Rochelle M ^a,b   Charity, Melanie J ^a,b   Harvey, Jack T ^a   Payne, Warren R ^b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Physical activity; Rurality; Socio economic status; Sport

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECREATION; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL CLASS; SPORT; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECREATION; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL CLASS; SPORTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84928897962     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-015-1796-0     Document Type: Article

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