Physical activity measurement methods for young children: A comparative study

Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 203-214

  Hands, Beth ^a   Parker, Helen ^a   Larkin, Dawne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accelerometers; Children; Direct observation; Measurement; Pedometers; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ACCELEROMETRY; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVICE; EVALUATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HABIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MONITORING; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PEDOMETER; PEDOMETRY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PLAY; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RELIABILITY;

EID: 33748931298     PISSN: 1091367X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327841mpee1003_5     Document Type: Article

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