Schoolyard physical activity of 6-11 year old children assessed by GPS and accelerometry

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Volumn 10, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Dessing, Dirk ^a   Pierik, Frank H ^a   Sterkenburg, Reinier P ^a   van Dommelen, Paula ^a   Maas, Jolanda ^b   de Vries, Sanne I ^a  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Accelerometer; Children; Global Positioning System (GPS); Physical activity; Primary school; Schoolyard

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ACCELEROMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CITY; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAL; NETHERLANDS; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ACTIGRAPHY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; ODDS RATIO; PHYSICAL EXERTION; RECREATION; SCHOOLS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84882934396     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14795868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1479-5868-10-97     Document Type: Article

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