Physical activity and body mass index in grade 3, 7, and 11 Nova Scotia students

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1902-1908

  Thompson, Angela M ^a   Campagna, Philip D ^b   Rehman, Laurene A ^b   Murphy, René J L ^c   Rasmussen, Roy L ^a   Ness, Gary W ^c  

^a ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accelerometers; Overweight; Physical activity of children and youth (PACY) study

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CANADA; CHILD; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NOVA SCOTIA; OBESITY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RECREATION; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS;

EID: 28044462464     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/01.mss.0000176306.11134.23     Document Type: Article

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