The influence of centre-based childcare on preschoolers' physical activity levels: A cross-sectional study

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 1794-1802

  Vanderloo, Leigh M ^a   Tucker, Patricia ^a   Johnson, Andrew M ^a   van Zandvoort, Melissa M ^b   Burke, Shauna M ^a   Irwin, Jennifer D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit Ontario   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accelerometry; Childcare environment; Health promotion; Preschool aged children

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; CHILD CARE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; STUDENT;

ACCELEROMETRY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD WELFARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAY CARE; ENVIRONMENT AND POLICY ASSESSMENT AND OBSERVATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED KINGDOM; CLINICAL TRIAL; EXERCISE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

CANADA; LONDON [ONTARIO]; ONTARIO [CANADA];

ACCELEROMETRY; CHILD CARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84893574083     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph110201794     Document Type: Article

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