Contribution of timetabled physical education to total physical activity in primary school children: Cross sectional study

British Medical Journal

Volumn 327, Issue 7415, 2003, Pages 592-593

  Mallam, Katie M ^a   Metcalf, Brad S ^a   Kirkby, Joanne ^a   Voss, Linda D ^a   Wilkin, Terence J ^a  

^a DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY MOVEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INCOME; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TIME;

EID: 0141501441     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.327.7415.592     Document Type: Article

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