Efficacy of an integrated school curriculum pedometer intervention to enhance physical activity and to reduce weight status in children

European Physical Education Review

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 396-407

  Duncan, Michael ^a   Birch, Samantha ^a   Woodfield, Lorayne ^a  

^a Faculty of Engineering and Computing   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

body mass index (BMI); Intervention; obesity; physical activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866936028     PISSN: 1356336X     EISSN: 17412749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1356336X12450799     Document Type: Article

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