School playground facilities as a determinant of children's daily activity: A cross-sectional study of Danish primary school children

Journal of Physical Activity and Health

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 104-114

  Nielsen, Glen ^a   Bugge, Anna ^b   Hermansen, Bianca ^b   Svensson, Jesper ^b   Andersen, Lars Bo ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Accelerometers; Child; Physical activity; Physical environment; School activity; Schools

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855527933     PISSN: 15433080     EISSN: 15435476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jpah.9.1.104     Document Type: Article

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