Testing the activitystat hypothesis

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 177-

  Wilkin, Terence J ^a   Metcalf, Brad S ^a  

^a PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activitystat hypothesis; Children; Compensation; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITYSTAT HYPOTHESIS; HYPOTHESIS; LETTER; OBESITY; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; WAKEFULNESS;

ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD BEHAVIOR; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SCHOOLS;

EID: 84856542898     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2011.11.009     Document Type: Letter

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