Spatial physical activity patterns among primary school children living in neighbourhoods of varying socioeconomic status: A cross-sectional study using accelerometry and Global Positioning System

BMC Public Health

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Bürgi, Rahel ^a   Tomatis, Laura ^a   Murer, Kurt ^a   De Bruin, Eling D ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Accelerometer; Children; GIS; GPS; Location; Neighbourhood socioeconomic status; Physical activity; Sedentary behaviour

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETRY; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; MALE; RECREATIONAL PARK; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPORT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SWITZERLAND;

ACCELEROMETRY; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; MALE; PARKS, RECREATIONAL; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPORTS; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84963976039     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-016-2954-8     Document Type: Article

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