The effect of increasing risk and challenge in the school playground on physical activity and weight in children: A cluster randomised controlled trial (PLAY)

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 793-800

  Farmer, V L ^a   Williams, S M ^a   Mann, J I ^a   Schofield, G ^b   McPhee, J C ^b   Taylor, R W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAL; NEW ZEALAND; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PLAY; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL PLAYGROUND; UNDERWEIGHT; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST TO HEIGHT RATIO; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DEVICES; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EXERCISE; HEALTH PROMOTION; MULTICENTER STUDY; PROCEDURES; RECREATION; SCHOOL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; TRENDS;

ACCELEROMETRY; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOLS;

EID: 85014561096     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2017.41     Document Type: Article

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