Prevalence of physical activity in European adults - Compliance with the World Health Organization's physical activity guidelines

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 81, Issue , 2015, Pages 333-338

  Marques, Adilson ^a,b   Sarmento, Hugo ^c,d   Martins, João ^a,e   Saboga Nunes, Luís ^f  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA MOLECULAR   (Portugal)

^c POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF VISEU   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF MAIA   (Portugal)

^e INSTITUTO DE EDUCAÇÃO   (Portugal)

^f UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cross sectional study; Europe; Lifestyle; Physical activity guidelines

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANALYSIS OF COVARIANCE; ARTICLE; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; EUROPEAN; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH PERCEPTIONS QUESTIONNAIRE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT T TEST; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EUROPE; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EUROPE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84944878297     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2015.09.018     Document Type: Article

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