The contribution of active play to the physical activity of primary school children

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 144-147

  Brockman, Rowan ^a   Jago, Russell ^a   Fox, Kenneth R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accelerometer; Active play; Children; Leisure time; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PLAY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TIME;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; SCHOOLS;

EID: 77954819472     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2010.05.012     Document Type: Article

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