Do epoch lengths affect adolescents' compliance with physical activity guidelines?

Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 326-334

  Aibar, A ^a,b   Bois, J E ^b   Zaragoza, J ^a   Generelo, E ^a   Julian J A ^a   Paillard, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE PAU ET DES PAYS DE L'ADOUR   (France)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Methods; Motor activity

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETRY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SPAIN; TIME;

ACCELEROMETRY; ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; FRANCE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SOFTWARE; SPAIN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84904644557     PISSN: 00224707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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