Using accelerometers and global positioning system devices to assess gender and age differences in children's school, transport, leisure and home based physical activity

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Klinker, Charlotte D ^a   Schipperijn, Jasper ^a   Christian, Hayley ^b   Kerr, Jacqueline ^c   Ersbøll, Annette K ^d   Troelsen, Jens ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Accelerometer; Adolescent; Children; Context specific; Global positioning system (GPS); Physical activity; Physical activity patterns; Spatial behaviour

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ACTIVE TRANSPORT; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; HOME; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEISURE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; SCHOOL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPORT;

ACCELEROMETRY; ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DENMARK; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SCHOOLS; SEX FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 84892718925     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14795868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1479-5868-11-8     Document Type: Article

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