The validity and reliability of an instrument to assess children's outdoor play in various locations

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 579-582

  Veitch, Jenny ^a   Salmon, Jo ^a   Ball, Kylie ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Children; Outdoor play; Physical activity; Reliability; Validity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; KAPPA STATISTICS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PLAY; PRIMARY SCHOOL; RELIABILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDITY;

CHILD; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 68249096292     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2008.09.001     Document Type: Article

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