Physical activity among preschoolers during indoor and outdoor childcare play periods

Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1173-1175

  Vanderloo, Leigh M ^a   Tucker, Patricia ^a   Johnson, Andrew M ^a   Holmes, Jeffrey D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accelerometry; Childcare; Indoors; Outdoors; Physical activity; Preschooler

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; EXERCISE; HUMAN;

CHILD HEALTH; EXERCISE; HUMANS;

EID: 84884488967     PISSN: 17155312     EISSN: 17155320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2013-0137     Document Type: Article

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