Perception Versus Reality. Awareness of Physical Activity Levels of British Children

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-8

  Corder, Kirsten ^a   van Sluijs, Esther M F ^a   McMinn, Alison M ^a   Ekelund, Ulf ^a   Cassidy, Aedin ^b   Griffin, Simon J ^a  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PEER GROUP; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADULT; AWARENESS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENGLAND; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PARENTS;

EID: 72049120919     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2009.08.025     Document Type: Article

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