Contribution of the school journey to daily physical activity in children aged 11-12 years

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 201-204

  Southward, Elissa F ^a   Page, Angie S ^a   Wheeler, Benedict W ^b   Cooper, Ashley R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HEALTH EDUCATION; TRAVEL; WALKING;

ACCELEROMETRY; CHILD; ENGLAND; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SCHOOLS; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; WALKING;

EID: 84864128231     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: 18732607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2012.04.015     Document Type: Article

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