Should we be concerned about children spending extended periods of time in sedentary pursuits even among the highly active?

International Journal of Pediatric Obesity

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 66-68

  Salmon, Jo ^a   Dunstan, David ^b   Owen, Neville ^c  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD HEALTH; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INTERNET; LEISURE; METABOLIC DISORDER; OBESITY; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SITTING; TELEPHONE; TELEVISION VIEWING; ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS; COMPUTER; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; LIFESTYLE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NOTE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; READING; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; BODY MASS INDEX; COMPUTERS; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LIFE STYLE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; READING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 46249087119     PISSN: 17477166     EISSN: 17477174     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17477160802169672     Document Type: Editorial

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