Bizzy break! the effect of a classroom-based activity break on in-school physical activity levels of primary school children

Pediatric Exercise Science

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 300-307

  Murtagh, Elaine ^a   Mulvihill, Maureen ^b   Markey, Oonagh ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^b IRISH HEART FOUNDATION   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETRY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL; PROCEDURES;

ACCELEROMETRY; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SCHOOLS;

EID: 84878293865     PISSN: 08998493     EISSN: 15432920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/pes.25.2.300     Document Type: Article

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