Examining children's physical activity and play behaviors during school playtime over time

Health Education Research

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 586-595

  Ridgers, Nicola D ^a   Carter, Laura M ^b   Stratton, Gareth ^b   McKenzie, Thomas L ^c  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECREATION; SCHOOL; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; CHILD; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 79960790190     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: 14653648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cyr014     Document Type: Article

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