Determinants of physical activity in obese children assessed by accelerometer and self-report

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1157-1164

  Epstein, Leonard H ^a   Paluch, Rocco A ^a   Coleman, Karen J ^a   Vito, Dominica ^a   Anderson, Katarina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

ACTIVITY; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; CHOICE; SEDENTARY BEHAVIORS

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETRY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RATING SCALE; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0029790135     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005768-199609000-00012     Document Type: Article

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