Physical activity policies and practices of childcare centres in Australia

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 73-76

  Wolfenden, Luke ^a,b   Neve, Melinda ^a,b   Farrell, Louise ^c   Lecathelinais, Christophe ^a   Bell, Colin ^a,b,d   Milat, Andrew ^c   Wiggers, John ^a,b   Sutherland, Rachel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c New South Wales Government   (Australia)

^d WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Child day care centre; Motor activity; Physical activity; Pre school; Public policy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; TELEPHONE;

AUSTRALIA; CHILD CARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXERCISE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PUBLIC POLICY;

EID: 79952763647     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2010.01738.x     Document Type: Article

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