The school effect on children's school time physical activity: The PEACH Project

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 282-286

  Griew, Pippa ^a   Page, Angie ^a   Thomas, Sally ^a   Hillsdon, Melvyn ^b   Cooper, Ashley R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accelerometer; Children; Environment; Physical activity; School

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ARTICLE; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; TIME;

CHILD; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; POVERTY AREAS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SCHOOLS; SEASONS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 80052813102     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2010.06.009     Document Type: Article

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