Associations of objectively assessed levels of physical activity, aerobic fitness and motor coordination with injury risk in school children aged 7-9 years: A cross-sectional study

BMJ Open

Volumn 3, Issue 8, 2013, Pages

  Martin Diener, Eva ^a   Wanner, Miriam ^a   Kriemler, Susi ^a   Martin, Brian W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC FITNESS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FITNESS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LOW RISK POPULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIMARY SCHOOL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84885343855     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003086     Document Type: Article

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