Physical activity profile of old order amish, mennonite, and contemporary children

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 296-303

  Esliger, Dale W ^a,b   Tremblay, Mark S ^c   Copeland, Jennifer L ^d   Barnes, Joel D ^c   Huntington, Gertrude E ^e   Bassett, David R ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Accelerometry; Energy expenditure; Modernity; Obesity; Sedentary; Technology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MONITORING; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RELIGION; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SOCIAL CHANGE; TECHNOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; OBESITY; RELIGION; SASKATCHEWAN; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SOCIAL CHANGE; TECHNOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75149119794     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e3181b3afd2     Document Type: Article

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