Systematic review of correlates of screen-viewing among young children

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-10

  Hoyos Cillero, Itziar ^a,b   Jago, Russell ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child; Computer; Preschool child; Review; Sedentary behaviour; Television; Video games

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMPUTER; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DEPRESSION; FAMILY LIFE; FATHER; GAME; HUMAN; MASS MEDIUM; MOTHER; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TELEVISION VIEWING; VIDEO GAME; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; INFANT; LEISURE; MALE; RECREATION; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; TELEVISION;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; PARENTING; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TELEVISION; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 77953622220     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2010.04.012     Document Type: Review

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