Influence of socio-economic status on habitual physical activity and sedentary behavior in 8- to 11-year old children

• Main Authors: Heelan Kate (Author), Welk Greg (Author), Pfeiffer Karin A (Author), Eisenmann Joey C (Author), Drenowatz Clemens (Author), Gentile Douglas (Author), Walsh David (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2010-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>While socio-economic status has been shown to be an important determinant of health and physical activity in adults, results for children and adolescents are less consistent. The purpose of this study, therefore, is to examine whethe...