Energy expenditure and enjoyment during video game play: Differences by game type

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1987-1993

  Lyons, Elizabeth J ^a,b,c   Tate, Deborah F ^a,b,c   Ward, Dianne S ^a   Bowling, J Michael ^b,c   Ribisl, Kurt M ^b,c   Kalyararaman, Sriram ^d  

^a University of North Carolina   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c IL   (United States)

^d University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

electronic games; gender differences; indirect calorimetry; overweight; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECREATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMANS; MALE; OVERWEIGHT; RECREATION; VIDEO GAMES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052970705     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e318216ebf3     Document Type: Article

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