Preschool children's accumulated and sustained physical activity

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 443-450

  Benham Deal, Tami ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b Department 3196   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEART RATE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TIME;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PERIODICITY; RISK-TAKING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 19944417294     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/PMS.100.2.443-450     Document Type: Article

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