Suspected motor problems and low preference for active play in childhood are associated with physical inactivity and low fitness in adolescence

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Kantomaa, Marko T ^a,b   Purtsi, Jarno ^a,b   Taanila, Anja M ^c,d   Remes, Jouko ^e   Viholainen, Helena ^b,f   Rintala, Pauli ^f   Ahonen, Timo ^f   Tammelin, Tuija H ^a  

^a LIKES RESEARCH CENTER FOR SPORT AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Finland)

^b Finnish Nurses Association   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^d OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETER; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PLAY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; DECISION MAKING; FINLAND; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FINLAND; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 79251565890     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0014554     Document Type: Article

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