Free-living physical activity and energy expenditure of rural children and adolescents in the Nandi region of Kenya

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 318-323

  Ojiambo, Robert ^a,b   Gibson, Alexander R ^a   Konstabel, Kenn ^a,c,d   Lieberman, Daniel E ^e   Speakman, John R ^f   Reilly, John J ^g   Pitsiladis, Yannis P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH DEVELOPMENT   (Estonia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^e HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accelerometry; Activitystat hypothesis; Doubly labelled water; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; ADOLESCENCE; BIOENERGETICS; BODY MASS; COMMUTING; GPS; LIFESTYLE; RURAL POPULATION;

ACCELEROMETRY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; KENYA; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RURAL POPULATION;

ACCELEROMETRY; ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RURAL POPULATION;

KENYA; NANDI; RIFT VALLEY;

EID: 84879275249     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: 14645033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03014460.2013.775344     Document Type: Article

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