Prevalence and correlates of exergaming in youth

Pediatrics

Volumn 130, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 806-814

  O'Loughlin, Erin K ^a   Dugas, Erika N ^a   Sabiston, Catherine M ^b   O'Loughlin, Jennifer L ^a,c,d  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE DU QUÉBEC   (Canada)

Author keywords

Active video games; Adolescents; Correlates; Exergaming; Guidelines; Physical activity; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CANADA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EXERGAMING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECREATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SMOKING; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TELEVISION VIEWING;

ADOLESCENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; VIDEO GAMES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84868624687     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2012-0391     Document Type: Article

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