Physical activity and sedentary behaviour of Canadian children aged 3 to 5

Health Reports

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 14-23

  Garriguet, Didier ^a   Carson, Valerie ^b   Colley, Rachel C ^a   Janssen, Ian ^c   Timmons, Brian W ^d   Tremblay, Mark S ^e  

^a STATISTICS CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Betabinomial; Pediatric; Screen time; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

CANADA; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECREATION; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE;

CANADA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE;

EID: 85009785230     PISSN: 08406529     EISSN: 12091367     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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