Activity compensation and activity synergy in British 8-13year olds

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 4-5, 2011, Pages 293-298

  Goodman, Anna ^a   Mackett, Roger L ^b   Paskins, James ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Active travel; Activitystat; Children; Physical activity; Play; Sport

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PLAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECREATION; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPORT; TRAVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; ENGLAND; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RECREATION; SCHOOLS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 80955142819     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2011.07.019     Document Type: Article

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