The validity of nursery teachers' report on the physical activity of young children

Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 367-374

  Chen, Xiaoli ^a,c   Sekine, Michikazu ^a   Hamanishi, Shimako ^a   Wang, Hongbing ^a   Hayashikawa, Yasuko ^a   Yamagami, Takashi ^b   Kagamimori, Sadanobu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

^b Hokuriku Health Service Association   (Japan)

^c TOYAMA MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Observational evaluation; Physical activity; Preschool children; Questionnaire; Validity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NURSERY SCHOOL; OBSERVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; UNIVERSITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE TEST; EXERTION; FACULTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBSERVATION; SCHOOLS, NURSERY;

EID: 0036728138     PISSN: 09175040     EISSN: 13499092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2188/jea.12.367     Document Type: Article

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