The association between information and communication technology exposure and physical activity, musculoskeletal and visual symptoms and socio-economic status in 5-year-olds

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 343-351

  Straker, Leon M ^a   Pollock, C M ^a   Zubrick, S R ^a,b   Kurinczuk, J J ^b,c  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Back pain; Child; Computer; Musculoskeletal disorder; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD HEALTH; COGNITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRAWING; EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; READING; RECREATION; SITTING; SOCIAL EVOLUTION; SOCIAL STATUS; TELEVISION; VISION; VISUAL DISORDER;

CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FATIGUE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MICROCOMPUTERS; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; READING; RECREATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TELEVISION; VIDEO GAMES; VIDEO RECORDING; VISION DISORDERS; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 33745967788     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2006.00599.x     Document Type: Article

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