Paediatricians' awareness of, agreement with and use of the new Canadian Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines for children and youth zero to 17 years of age

Paediatrics and Child Health (Canada)

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 538-542

  Carson, Valerie ^a,b   Claire LeBlanc, Ma ^c   Moreau, Elizabeth ^d   Tremblay, Mark S ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children; Guidelines; Paediatricians; Physical activity; Sedentary behaviour; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CANADA; CANADIAN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND SEDENTARY BEHAVIOR GUIDELINES; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PARENT; PEDIATRICIAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE;

EID: 84889032479     PISSN: 12057088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pch/18.10.538     Document Type: Article

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