Changes in physical activity during the transition from primary to secondary school in Belgian children: What is the role of the school environment?

BMC Public Health

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  De Meester, Femke ^a   Van Dyck, Delfien ^a,b   De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse ^a   Deforche, Benedicte ^a,c   Cardon, Greet ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b RESEARCH FOUNDATION FLANDERS FWO   (Belgium)

^c VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIMETRY; BELGIUM; CHILD; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECREATION; SCHOOL; SPORT; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; WALKING;

ACTIGRAPHY; BELGIUM; CHILD; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; SPORTS; TRANSPORTATION; WALKING;

EID: 84899092262     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-261     Document Type: Article

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