Levels of physical activity among adults 18-64 years old in 28 European countries

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 81, Issue , 2015, Pages 87-91

  Gerovasili, Vasiliki ^a   Agaku, Israel T ^b   Vardavas, Constantine I ^b,c   Filippidis, Filippos T ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Europe; MET minute; Motor activity; Prevalence; Sedentary lifestyle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYPRUS; EASTERN EUROPE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPE; EUROPEAN; EUROPEAN UNION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS ASSESSMENT; GENDER; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; METABOLIC EQUIVALENTS OF TASK MINUTE; MIDDLE AGED; MODERATE ACTIVITY; NORTHERN EUROPE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; SELF REPORT; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SWEDEN; VIGOROUS ACTIVITY; WALKING; WESTERN EUROPE; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; EXERCISE; HEALTH SURVEY; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EUROPEAN UNION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SELF REPORT; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84940471722     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2015.08.005     Document Type: Article

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