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- Title
Do adolescent leisure-time physical activities foster health and well-being in adulthood? Evidence from two British birth cohorts.
- Authors
Sacker, Amanda; Cable, Noriko
- Abstract
Calls for public health initiatives to increase adolescent leisure-time physical activity suggest that increasing activity in this age group will reduce social inequalities in health. While the public health benefits of exercise are undisputed, there is little evidence on its role in reducing health inequalities. The paper examines the extent to which adolescent leisure-time physical activity promotes adult health and well-being and explores whether adolescent leisure-time physical activity can act to reduce health inequalities arising from material deprivation during childhood.
- Publication
European journal of public health, 2006, Vol 16, Issue 3, p332
- ISSN
1101-1262
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1093/eurpub/cki189