Influences on preschool children's physical activity: Exploration through focus groups

Family and Community Health

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 39-50

  Hinkley, Trina ^a   Salmon, Jo ^a   Okely, Anthony D ^b   Crawford, David ^a   Hesketh, Kylie ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Children; ecological model; focus groups; health behavior; physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CHILD CARE; DEMOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEISURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECREATION; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS; TIME; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CHILD CARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECREATION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TIME FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 78650867424     PISSN: 01606379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/FCH.0b013e31820590d6     Document Type: Article

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