Changing from primary to secondary school highlights opportunities for school environment interventions aiming to increase physical activity and reduce sedentary behaviour: a longitudinal cohort study

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Marks, Jennifer ^a   Barnett, Lisa M ^a   Strugnell, Claudia ^a   Allender, Steven ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Behaviours; Child; Environment; Longitudinal studies; Physical activity; School transition; Screen; Sedentary

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIMARY SCHOOL; SCHOOL; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SELF REPORT; COHORT ANALYSIS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SCHOOLS; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STUDENTS;

EID: 84929410517     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14795868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12966-015-0218-0     Document Type: Article

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