Longitudinal patterns of physical activity, sedentary behavior and sleep in urban South African adolescents, Birth-To-Twenty Plus cohort

Longitudinal patterns of physical activity, sedentary behavior and sleep in urban South African adolescents, Birth-To-Twenty Plus cohort

Abstract Background Adolescence is a critical phase of human development that lays the foundation for health in later life. Of the 1.8 billion adolescents in the world, roughly 90% live in low and middle-income countries. Yet most longitudinal studies of adolescent physical activity, sedentary behav...

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Main Authors: Sara K. Hanson, Richard J. Munthali, Lisa K. Micklesfield, Felipe Lobelo, Solveig A. Cunningham, Terryl J. Hartman, Shane A. Norris, Aryeh D. Stein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
Subjects:
Adolescence
Low or middle income country
Physical activity
Sedentary behavior
Sleep
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12887-019-1619-z

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