A validation study of assessing physical activity and sedentary behavior in children aged 3 to 5 years

Pediatric Exercise Science

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 408-420

  Wen, Li Ming ^a   Van Der Ploeg, Hidde P ^b   Kite, James ^a   Cashmore, Aaron ^a   Rissel, Chris ^a  

^a SYDNEY SOUTH WEST AREA HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; ERGOMETRY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA COLLECTION; ERGOMETRY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; NEW SOUTH WALES; PARENTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 77956635651     PISSN: 08998493     EISSN: 15432920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/pes.22.3.408     Document Type: Article

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