Physical activity levels of Hungarian children during school recess

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 410-412

  Ridgers, Nicola D ^a   Tóth, Miklós ^b   Uvacsek, Martina ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Accelerometry; Objective monitoring; Recess; School; Youth

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETRY; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CHILD; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUNGARY; LEISURE; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SITTING; STUDENT;

CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; HUNGARY; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PROBABILITY; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 70350557039     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2009.08.008     Document Type: Article

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