Assessment of intensity, prevalence and duration of everyday activities in Swiss school children: A cross-sectional analysis of accelerometer and diary data

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Volumn 6, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Bringolf Isler, Bettina ^a   Grize, Leticia ^a   Mäder, Urs ^b   Ruch, Nicole ^b   Sennhauser, Felix H ^c   Braun Fahrländer, Charlotte ^a  

^a SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b Federal Office of Sport   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ACCELEROMETRY; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PLAY; PREVALENCE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SITTING; SPORT; SUMMER; SWITZERLAND; WINTER;

EID: 69249097488     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14795868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1479-5868-6-50     Document Type: Article

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