Effectiveness of intervention on physical activity of children: Systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled trials with objectively measured outcomes (EarlyBird 54)

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 345, Issue 7876, 2012, Pages

  Metcalf, Brad ^a   Henley, William ^b   Wilkin, Terence ^a  

^a PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ADOLESCENT; AGE; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EFFECT SIZE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEER REVIEW; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; RUNNING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TIME; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY;

EID: 84866904456     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.e5888     Document Type: Review

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