Design and baseline characteristics of the Short bouTs of Exercise for Preschoolers (STEP) study

BMC Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Alhassan, Sofiya ^a   Nwaokelemeh, Ogechi ^a   Mendoza, Albert ^a   Shitole, Sanyog ^a   Whitt Glover, Melicia C ^b   Yancey, Antronette K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b Gramercy Research Group   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Accelerometer; Physical activity; Preschoolers; Short activity break

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAY CARE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECREATION; TIME;

CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RESEARCH DESIGN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84864403719     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-582     Document Type: Article

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