Examining School-Based Pedometer Step Counts Among Children in Grades 3 to 6 Using Different Timetables

Journal of School Health

Volumn 82, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 311-317

  Gauthier, Alain P ^a   Laurence, Michelle ^a   Thirkill, Laura ^a   Dorman, Sandra C ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Balanced School Day; Children; Pedometers; Physical activity; School

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SCHOOL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; STATISTICS; TIME; WALKING;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; ONTARIO; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOLS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TIME FACTORS; WALKING;

EID: 84862003683     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2012.00704.x     Document Type: Article

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