Physical activity during school recess: The liverpool sporting playgrounds project

Pediatric Exercise Science

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 281-290

  Ridgers, Nicola D ^a   Stratton, Gareth ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MONITORING; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIMARY SCHOOL; SCHOOL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TELEMETRY; TIME;

EID: 24944538658     PISSN: 08998493     EISSN: 15432920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/pes.17.3.281     Document Type: Article

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