Effects of a Physical Activity Intervention in Preschool Children

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 2542-2551

  Roth, Kristina ^a   Kriemler, Susi ^b   Lehmacher, Walter ^c   Ruf, Katharina C ^a   Graf, Christine ^c   Hebestreit, Helge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c GERMAN SPORT UNIVERSITY COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

MODERATE TO VIGOROUS PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; MOTOR SKILL PERFORMANCE; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR SKILLS; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SCHOOLS;

EID: 84947226062     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000000703     Document Type: Article

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