The importance of physical education classes in pre-school children

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 47, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 48-53

  Vale, Susana ^a,b   Santos, Rute ^a   Soares Miranda, Luísa ^a   Silva, Pedro ^a   Mota, Jorge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b NONE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

accelerometry; physical activity; physical education class; pre schoolers

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANTHROPOMETRY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PORTUGAL; SCHOOLS, NURSERY;

EID: 79251498934     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2010.01890.x     Document Type: Article

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