Pedometer-Assessed Physical (Ambulatory) Activity in Cypriot Children

European Physical Education Review

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 43-55

  Loucaides, Constantinos A ^a   Chedzoy, Sue M ^a   Bennett, Neville ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

pedometer counts; physical (ambulatory) activity; primary school children; seasonal differences

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993709922     PISSN: 1356336X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1356336X03009001179     Document Type: Article

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