Mothers' perceived proximity to green space is associated with TV viewing time in children: The Growing Up in Scotland study

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 70, Issue , 2015, Pages 46-49

  Aggio, Daniel ^a   Smith, Lee ^a   Fisher, Abi ^a   Hamer, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environment; Green exercise; Physical activity; Sedentary behaviour

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; TELEVISION VIEWING; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM; WALKING; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD WELFARE; COMPUTER; DEMOGRAPHY; DISTANCE PERCEPTION; ENVIRONMENT; MOTHER; PLANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY; SANITATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TELEVISION;

CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPUTERS; DISTANCE PERCEPTION; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHERS; PLANTS; PUBLIC FACILITIES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SCOTLAND; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; TELEVISION; TIME FACTORS; WALKING;

EID: 84949116478     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2014.11.018     Document Type: Article

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