Built environment and physical activity: domain- and activity-specific associations among Brazilian adolescents
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Built environment and physical activity: domain- and activity-specific associations among Brazilian adolescents
BACKGROUND Physical activity is likely to be determined as a complex interplay between personal, interpersonal, and environmental factors. Studying the built environment involves expanding the focus from the individual perspective to a public health one. Therefore, the objetive of this study was to examine the association between the built environment and objectively-measured physical activity ...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Public Health
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-017-4538-7