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Physical inactivity and associated factors among university students in 23 low-, middle- and high-income countries

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  • Supa Pengpid
  • Karl Peltzer
  • Hemant Kassean
  • Jacques Tsala Tsala
  • Vanphanom Sychareun
  • Falk Müller-Riemenschneider

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Four in each ten students are physically inactive, calling for strategic interventions by relevant professionals in higher educational institutions. Copyright Swiss School of Public Health 2015

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  • Supa Pengpid & Karl Peltzer & Hemant Kassean & Jacques Tsala Tsala & Vanphanom Sychareun & Falk Müller-Riemenschneider, 2015. "Physical inactivity and associated factors among university students in 23 low-, middle- and high-income countries," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 60(5), pages 539-549, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:ijphth:v:60:y:2015:i:5:p:539-549
    DOI: 10.1007/s00038-015-0680-0
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