Personal characteristics and demographic factors associated with objectively measured physical activity in children attending preschool

Pediatric Exercise Science

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 209-219

  Grøntved, Anders ^a   Pedersen, Grete Skøtt ^a   Andersen, Lars Bo ^a   Kristensen, Peter Lund ^a   Møller, Niels Christian ^a   Froberg, Karsten ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL;

EID: 65949096637     PISSN: 08998493     EISSN: 15432920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/pes.21.2.209     Document Type: Article

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