A cluster randomized controlled trial of an incentive-based outdoor physical activity program

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 163, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Finkelstein, Eric A ^a   Tan, Yock Theng ^a   Malhotra, Rahul ^a   Lee, Chun Fan ^b,c   Goh, Shao Sheng ^b   Saw, Seang Mei ^b  

^a DUKE NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c SINGAPORE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARENT; PEDOMETER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REIMBURSEMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; WALKING;

EID: 84879421342     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: 10976833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2013.01.009     Document Type: Article

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