International children's accelerometry database (ICAD): Design and methods

BMC Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Sherar, Lauren B ^a   Griew, Pippa ^b   Esliger, Dale W ^a   Cooper, Ashley R ^c   Ekelund, Ulf ^d,e   Judge, Ken ^f   Riddoch, Chris ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d MRC EPIDEMIOLOGY UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^e ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^f University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIMETRY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ACTIGRAPHY; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; MALE;

EID: 79959240750     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-485     Document Type: Article

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