Review of Physical Activity Prevalence of Asian School-Age Children and Adolescents

• Main Authors: Müller, A.M., Khoo, S., Lambert, R.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: SAGE Publications 2013
• Subjects: RA Public aspects of medicine; Child health. Child health services
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/11460/2/Physical_Activity_Asia_children_%26_adolesents_review_2013_with_metadata.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/11460/; http://aph.sagepub.com/content/25/3/227.short; http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1010539513481494
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Overweight and obese populations in Asia are high and increasing rapidly. Physical activity prevalence studies have found low physical activity rates among Asian school-age children and adolescents. The purpose of this review is to establish a baseline for physical activity rates in Asian school-age...