Utilization and physical activity levels at renovated and unrenovated school playgrounds

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 140-143

  Colabianchi, Natalie ^a   Kinsella, Audrey E ^b   Coulton, Claudia J ^b   Moore, Shirley M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Adult; Child; Environmental impact; Intervention studies; Motor activity; Schools; Urban health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSTRUCTION WORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECREATION; SCHOOL; SEX DIFFERENCE; URBAN AREA;

CHILD; EXERCISE; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OHIO; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SCHOOLS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 59649114326     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2008.11.005     Document Type: Article

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