Physical activity and play in kindergarten age children

International Journal of Pediatric Obesity

Volumn 6, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2011, Pages 47-53

  Caroli, Margherita ^a   Malecka Tendera, Ewa ^b   Epifani, Susi ^a   Rollo, Rodolfo ^a   Sansolios, Sanne ^c   Matusik, Pawel ^b   Mikkelsen, Bent E ^c  

^a Nutrition Unit   (Italy)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

^c AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Children; kindergarten; obesity; physical activity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILD SAFETY; DENMARK; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; ITALY; KINDERGARTEN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PLAY; POLAND; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; WALKING;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENMARK; FEMALE; HABITS; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; POLAND; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPORTS; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 80052987129     PISSN: 17477166     EISSN: 17477174     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17477166.2011.613671     Document Type: Article

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