Preschool outdoor play environment may combine promotion of children's physical activity and sun protection. Further evidence from Southern Sweden and North Carolina;Les aires de jeux extérieures en école maternelle peuvent associer promotion de l'activité physique et protection solaire. Nouveaux arguments de Suède du Sud et de Caroline du Nord

Science and Sports

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 72-82

  Boldemann, C ^a   Dal, H ^a   Martensson F ^b   Cosco, N ^c   Moore, R ^c   Bieber, B ^c   Blennow, M ^d   Pagels, P ^e   Raustorp, A ^a,e   Wester, U ^f   Soderstrom M ^g,h,i  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d SACHS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^f Swedish Radiation Protection Authority   (Sweden)

^g UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^h LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

ⁱ University of Lund ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Outdoor environment; Physical activity; Preschool children; Sun exposure

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CHILD; ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PLAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIOMETRIC STATUS; SUN EXPOSURE; SUNBURN; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 79956330910     PISSN: 07651597     EISSN: 17784131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scispo.2011.01.007     Document Type: Article

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