Trends in vigorous physical activity and TV watching of adolescents from 1986 to 2002 in seven European countries.
BACKGROUND: The aim is to study trends in physical activity and TV viewing in seven European countries in the period 1985-2002. METHODS: The data are collected through questionnaires in the survey 'Health Behaviour in School-aged Children. A WHO Cross-national study', using nationally representative...
| Publicado en: | European Journal of Public Health Vol. 17; no. 3; pp. 242 - 249 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Jun2007
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