Tracking of objectively measured physical activity from childhood to adolescence: The European youth heart study

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 171-178

  Kristensen, P L ^a,c   Moller N C ^a   Korsholm, L ^a   Wedderkopp, N ^a   Andersen, L B ^b   Froberg, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

^c NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Children; Physical activity; Tracking

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ADOLESCENT; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; CHILD; DENMARK; EUROPE; EXERCISE; FITNESS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ACCELERATION; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DENMARK; EUROPE; EXERCISE; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 41149103564     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2006.00622.x     Document Type: Article

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