Increasing physical activity in young primary school children - it's child's play: A cluster randomised controlled trial

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 319-325

  Engelen, Lina ^a   Bundy, Anita C ^a   Naughton, Geraldine ^b   Simpson, Judy M ^c   Bauman, Adrian ^c   Ragen, Jo ^a   Baur, Louise ^a   Wyver, Shirley ^d   Tranter, Paul ^e   Niehues, Anita ^a   Schiller, Wendy ^f   Perry, Gabrielle ^a   Jessup, Glenda ^a   van der Ploeg, Hidde P ^c,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^g VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Child; Cluster randomised controlled trial; CRT; ICSEA; Intervention studies; Physical activity; Primary schools

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RECREATION; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; TEACHER;

ACCELEROMETRY; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; STUDENTS;

EID: 84876704243     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2013.02.007     Document Type: Article

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