Step count targets corresponding to new physical activity guidelines for the early years

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 314-318

  Gabel, Leigh ^a   Proudfoot, Nicole A ^a   Obeid, Joyce ^a   MacDonald, Maureen J ^a   Bray, Steven R ^a   Cairney, John ^a   Timmons, Brian W ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

accelerometry; child; health; pedometer; Preschool; stepping

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CANADA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WALKING;

ACCELERATION; ANTHROPOMETRY; CANADA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ROC CURVE; WALKING;

EID: 84872861728     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e318271765a     Document Type: Article

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