Combining GPS, GIS, and accelerometry to explore the physical activity and environment relationship in children and young people - a review

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  McCrorie, Paul R W ^a   Fenton, Candida ^a   Ellaway, Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accelerometer; Children; Environment; Geographic Information System (GIS); Global Positioning System (GPS); Physical activity; Young people

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETRY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CANADA; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE BASE; LAND USE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; NEW ZEALAND; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION DENSITY; PSYCINFO; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRAVEL; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WALKING; WEATHER; YOUNG ADULT; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; ENVIRONMENT; FACTUAL DATABASE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ACCELEROMETRY; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ENVIRONMENT; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY;

EID: 84908095867     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14795868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12966-014-0093-0     Document Type: Article

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