Does controlling for biological maturity improve physical activity tracking?

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 800-807

  Erlandson, Marta C ^a   Sherar, Lauren B ^a   Mosewich, Amber D ^b   Kowalski, Kent C ^a   Bailey, Donald A ^a,c   Baxter Jones, Adam D G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

adolescent; childhood; Longitudinal; puberty

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL MATURATION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SASKATCHEWAN; SEXUAL MATURATION;

EID: 79955467852     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e3181ffee8a     Document Type: Article

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