Objective assessment of levels and patterns of physical activity in preschool children

Pediatric Research

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 333-338

  Brasholt, Martin ^a   Chawes, Bo ^a   Kreiner Møller, Eskil ^a   Vahlkvist, Signe ^a   Sinding, Marianne ^a   Bisgaard, Hans ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ACCELEROMETRY; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENMARK; FEMALE; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84883727508     PISSN: 00313998     EISSN: 15300447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/pr.2013.99     Document Type: Article

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