The effect of active video gaming on children's physical activity, behavior preferences and body composition

Pediatric Exercise Science

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 535-546

  Graves, Lee E F ^a   Ridgers, Nicola D ^a   Atkinson, Greg ^a   Stratton, Gareth ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHOTON ABSORPTIOMETRY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECREATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY COMPOSITION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 78650320195     PISSN: 08998493     EISSN: 15432920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/pes.22.4.535     Document Type: Article

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