Accelerometer measured level of physical activity indoors and outdoors during preschool time in Sweden and the United States

Journal of Physical Activity and Health

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 801-808

  Raustorp, Anders ^a,b   Pagels, Peter ^a   Boldemann, Cecilia ^c   Cosco, Nilda ^d   Söderström, Margareta ^e   Mårtensson, Fredrika ^f  

^a LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^f SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Accelerometry; Country comparison; Physical activity level; Preschool children

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864986167     PISSN: 15433080     EISSN: 15435476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jpah.9.6.801     Document Type: Article

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