Within-and between-day variability of objectively measured physical activity in preschoolers

Pediatric Exercise Science

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 366-378

  Verbestel, Vera ^a   Van Cauwenberghe, Eveline ^a   De Coen, Valerie ^a   Maes, Lea ^a   De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse ^a   Cardon, Greet ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ADAPTATION; AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TIME;

ACCELERATION; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BELGIUM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 80052758045     PISSN: 08998493     EISSN: 15432920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/pes.23.3.366     Document Type: Article

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