Physical activity in children and adolescents with autism assessed by triaxial accelerometry

Pediatric Obesity

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 150-158

  Memari, A H ^a   Ghaheri, B ^b   Ziaee, V ^c   Kordi, R ^a   Hafizi, S ^a   Moshayedi, P ^d  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Accelerometer; Autism; Children; Physical Activity

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETRY; ACTIMETRY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HIP; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE;

ACCELEROMETRY; ACTIGRAPHY; ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOLS; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE;

EID: 84878353814     PISSN: 20476302     EISSN: 20476310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2047-6310.2012.00101.x     Document Type: Article

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