Pedometer-assessed physical activity of Singaporean youths

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 5-6, 2010, Pages 262-264

  Chia, Michael ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Outside school; Step count; Weekday; Weekend; Within school; Youths

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ELEMENTARY STUDENT; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; MALE; PEDOMETER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGAPORE; SITTING; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ACTIGRAPHY; ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DATA COLLECTION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; OBESITY; SCHOOLS; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SEX FACTORS; SINGAPORE; STUDENTS; TIME FACTORS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 77952581199     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2010.03.004     Document Type: Article

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