The physical activity levels and sedentary behaviors of Latino children in London (Ontario, Canada)

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 5528-5539

  Mandich, Gillian ^a   Burke, Shauna ^a   Gaston, Anca ^a   Tucker, Patricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children; Latino; Physical activity; Sedentary behavior

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; CHILD HEALTH; LATINO PEOPLE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; TELEVISION;

ACCELEROMETER; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMPUTER INTERFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RECREATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SELF REPORT; TELEVISION VIEWING; ACCELEROMETRY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; EXERCISE; ONTARIO; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VIDEO GAME;

CANADA; ENGLAND; LONDON [ENGLAND]; ONTARIO [CANADA]; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACCELEROMETRY; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; ONTARIO; RECREATION; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SELF REPORT; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 84930680050     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph120505528     Document Type: Article

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