Physical activity patterns of kindergarten children in comparison to teenagers and young adults

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 646-651

  Sigmund, Erik ^a   De Ste Croix, Mark ^b   Miklánková, Ludmila ^a   Frömel, Karel ^a  

^a PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activity energy expenditure; Leisure time; School; Weekdays; Weekend

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETRY; ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINDERGARTEN; LEISURE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CZECHOSLOVAKIA; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; OBESITY;

EID: 37249061243     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckm033     Document Type: Article

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