Measurement of physical activity in preschool children

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 508-512

  Pate, Russell R ^a   O'Neill, Jennifer R ^a   Mitchell, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Accelerometry; Direct observation; Hr monitoring; Pedometry; Proxy reports

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MONITORING; OBSERVATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REPRODUCIBILITY; UNITED STATES;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXERCISE; HUMANS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; OBSERVATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77249114842     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e3181cea116     Document Type: Article

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