Is environmental setting associated with the intensity and duration of children's physical activity? Findings from the SPEEDY GPS study

Health and Place

Volumn 20, Issue , 2013, Pages 62-65

  Coombes, Emma ^a,c   van Sluijs, Esther ^b,c   Jones, Andy ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bout; Environment; GPS; Intensity; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FUTURE PROSPECT; GPS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY;

ACCELEROMETRY; ACTIVITY INTENSITY; AGRICULTURAL LAND; ARTICLE; BUILDING; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; GRASSLAND; GREEN CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; LAND USE; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAILWAY; SCHOOL CHILD; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84873112272     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: 18732054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2012.11.008     Document Type: Article

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