Ambulatory physical activity levels of white and South Asian children in Central England

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Duncan, Michael J ^a   Birch, Samantha ^a   Al Nakeeb, Yahya ^b   Nevill, Alan M ^c  

^a Faculty of Engineering and Computing   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWMAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Ethnicity; Pedometer; Steps; Weight status

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOBILIZATION; PEDOMETER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH ASIA; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACTIGRAPHY; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BANGLADESH; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; ENGLAND; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PAKISTAN; SOCIAL CLASS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84858073350     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2011.02566.x     Document Type: Article

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