Relationship between active school transport and body mass index in Grades-4-to-6 children

Pediatric Exercise Science

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 322-330

  Larouche, Richard ^a   Lloyd, Meghann ^a   Knight, Emily ^a   Tremblay, Mark S ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CANADA; CHILD; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WALKING;

BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; ONTARIO; PILOT PROJECTS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WALKING;

EID: 80052722508     PISSN: 08998493     EISSN: 15432920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/pes.23.3.322     Document Type: Article

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