Gender differences in objectively assessed physical activity in asthmatic and non-asthmatic children

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 317-326

  Yiallouros, Panayiotis K ^a,b   Economou, Mary ^a   Kolokotroni, Ourania ^a,c   Savva, Savvas C ^d   Gavatha, Marina ^b   Ioannou, Phivos ^b   Karpathios, Themistoclis ^e   Middleton, Nicos ^a  

^a CYPRUS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Cyprus)

^b Archbishop Makarios III Hospital   (Cyprus)

^c ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d Research and education institute of Child Health   (Cyprus)

^e ATHENS MEDICAL CENTER   (Greece)

Author keywords

accelerometer; Cyprus; gender interaction

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ACCELEROMETRY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ASTHMATIC STATE; BODY MASS; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PASSIVE SMOKING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SITTING; WHEEZING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CYPRUS; DEVICES; MOTOR ACTIVITY;

ACCELEROMETRY; ASTHMA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CYPRUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84925609226     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: 10990496     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.23045     Document Type: Article

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