Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 44, Issue 5 , Pages 493-499 , May 2009

Patterns of Adolescent Physical Activity, Screen-Based Media Use, and Positive and Negative Health Indicators in the U.S. and Canada

  • Ronald J. Iannotti, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Prevention Research Branch, Division of Epidemiology, Statistics and Prevention Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Baltimore, Maryland
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Ronald J. Iannotti, Ph.D., 6100 Executive Blvd., 7B05, Bethesda, MD 20892-7510.
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  • Michael D. Kogan, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, Rockville, Maryland
    • ,
  • Ian Janssen, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Community Health and Epidemiology and School of Physical and Health Education, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • William F. Boyce, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Community Health and Epidemiology and Social Program Evaluation Group, Faculty of Education, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Received 12 June 2008 ,Accepted 20 October 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2008.10.142

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 44, Issue 5 , Pages 493-499 , May 2009

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