The influence of parents and the home environment on preschoolers' physical activity behaviours: A qualitative investigation of childcare providers' perspectives

BMC Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Tucker, Patricia ^a   Van Zandvoort, Melissa M ^b   Burke, Shauna M ^a   Irwin, Jennifer D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b Middlesex London Health Unit   (Canada)

Author keywords

childcare providers; home environment; parents; physical activity; preschoolers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COOPERATION; DAY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; ONTARIO; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 79952705626     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-168     Document Type: Article

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