A systematic review of intervention effects on potential mediators of children's physical activity

BMC Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Brown, Helen ^a   Hume, Clare ^a   Pearson, Natalie ^b   Salmon, Jo ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child; Mediator; Physical activity promotion; Theory

Indexed keywords

CHILD; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84874090131     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-165     Document Type: Review

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