The relationship between motor proficiency and pedometer-determined physical activity in young children

Pediatric Exercise Science

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 34-44

  Kambas, Antonis ^a   Michalopoulou, Maria ^b   Fatouros, Ioannis G ^a   Christoforidis, Christos ^a   Manthou, Eirini ^b   Giannakidou, Dimitra ^a   Venetsanou, Fotini ^a   Haberer, Elke ^a   Chatzinikolaou, Athanassios ^b   Gourgoulis, Vassilios ^b   Zimmer, Renate ^a  

^a Active Children Active Schools Research Group   (Greece)

^b DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICS; WALKING;

AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR SKILLS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; WALKING;

EID: 84858650653     PISSN: 08998493     EISSN: 15432920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/pes.24.1.34     Document Type: Article

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