Weight status, modes of travel to school and screen time: A cross-sectional survey of children aged 10-13 years in Sydney

Health Promotion Journal of Australia

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 57-63

  Wen, Li Ming ^a,b   Merom, Dafna ^a   Rissel, Chris ^a,b   Simpson, Judy M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b SYDNEY SOUTH WEST AREA HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Children; Overweight and obesity; Screen time; Walking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEISURE; MALE; OBESITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECREATION; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; STATISTICS; STUDENT; TELEVISION; URBAN POPULATION; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES; OBESITY; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; STUDENTS; TELEVISION; URBAN POPULATION; VIDEO GAMES; WALKING;

EID: 77951912995     PISSN: 10361073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/he10057     Document Type: Article

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