Validity and prognostic value of parental ratings of children's activity

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 28-31

  Purslow, Lisa R ^a   van Jaarsveld, Cornelia H M ^a   Semmler, Claudia ^a   Wardle, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Enjoyment; Fidgeting; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TWINS; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDITY;

BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBSERVATION; OBSERVER VARIATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 67650693998     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2009.04.010     Document Type: Article

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