School and individual-level characteristics are associated with children's moderate to vigorous-intensity physical activity during school recess

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 469-477

  Martin, Karen ^a   Bremner, Alexandra ^a   Salmon, Jo ^b   Rosenberg, Michael ^a   Giles Corti, Billie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Child; Exercise; Motor activity; Sport

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETRY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS; CHILD; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RECREATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN POPULATION;

ACCELEROMETRY; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84866979736     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2012.00914.x     Document Type: Article

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