Girls' physical activity levels during organized sports in Australia

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 116-122

  Guagliano, Justin M ^a   Rosenkranz, Richard R ^a,b   Kolt, Gregory S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

accelerometer; adolescents; Children; mvpa; sofit; youth sports

Indexed keywords

ACTIMETRY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BASKETBALL; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCCER; TIME;

ACTIGRAPHY; ADOLESCENT; BASKETBALL; CHILD; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEW SOUTH WALES; SOCCER; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84871619351     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e31826a0a73     Document Type: Article

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