Screen time and passive school travel as independent predictors of cardiorespiratory fitness in youth

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 319-322

  Sandercock, Gavin R H ^a   Ogunleye, Ayodele A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children and adolescents; Physical activity; Sedentary behaviour

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY FUNCTION; CHILD; CYCLING; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; TIME PERCEPTION; TRAVEL; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; ENGLAND; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL FITNESS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SELF REPORT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STUDENTS; TELEVISION; TIME FACTORS; TRAVEL; WALKING;

EID: 84860481972     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2012.03.007     Document Type: Article

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