School characteristics and physical activity among grade 1-4 students

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 200-207

  Leatherdale, Scott T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children; Physical activity; School policy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS; CANADA; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVERWEIGHT; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECREATION; SCHOOL; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SELF REPORT; STANDARDS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ONTARIO; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); OVERWEIGHT; PARENTS; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SELF REPORT; STUDENTS;

EID: 84887073633     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: 19457359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.38.2.5     Document Type: Article

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