Physical Activity Levels and Patterns of 9- and 15-yr-Old European Children

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 86-92

  Riddoch, Chris J ^a,b   Andersen, Lars Bo ^c   Wedderkopp, Niels ^d   Harro, Maarike ^e   Klasson Heggebø, Lena ^f   Sardinha, Luis B ^g   Cooper, Ashley R ^a,b   Ekelund, Ulf ^h,i  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^f NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

^g UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^h ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accelerometers; Epidemiology; Health

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0347128561     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/01.MSS.0000106174.43932.92     Document Type: Article

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