Public Health
Volume 123, Issue 10 , Pages 665-669 , October 2009

Association between levels of physical activity and poor self-rated health in Korean adults: The Third Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES), 2005

  • M.A. Han

      Affiliations

    • National Cancer Control Research Institute, National Cancer Centre, Goyang, Republic of Korea
    • Department of Medicine, Graduate School, Chosun University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • K.S. Kim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Chosun University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • J. Park

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Chosun University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
    • Research Centre for Resistant Cells, Chosun University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • M.G. Kang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Chosun University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • S.Y. Ryu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Chosun University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
    • Research Centre for Resistant Cells, Chosun University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Chosun University, 375 Seoseok-dong, Dong-gu, Gwangju 501-759, Republic of Korea. Tel.: +82 62 230 6484; fax: +82 62 225 8293.

Received 12 March 2009 ,Revised 13 August 2009 ,Accepted 23 August 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2009.08.005

Public Health
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