Physical activity guidelines and preschooler's obesity status

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1352-1355

  Vale, S ^a   Trost, S ^b   Ruiz, J J ^c   Rego C ^d,e   Moreira, P ^a   Mota, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^d University of Porto   (Portugal)

^e CUF Hospital   (Portugal)

Author keywords

accelerometer; body fat mass; guidelines; physical activity; preschool children

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; KINDERGARTEN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACCELEROMETRY; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PORTUGAL; PREVALENCE; SCHOOLS;

EID: 84885579146     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2013.109     Document Type: Article

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