Correction to: Systematic review of the relationships between physical activity and health indicators in the early years (0-4 years) (BMC Public Health (2017) 17:S5 (854) DOI: 10.1186/s12889-017-4860-0);Systematic review of the relationships between physical activity and health indicators in the early years (0-4 years)

BMC Public Health

Volumn 17, Issue , 2017, Pages

  Carson, Valerie ^a   Lee, Eun Young ^a   Hewitt, Lyndel ^b   Jennings, Cally ^a   Hunter, Stephen ^a   Kuzik, Nicholas ^a   Stearns, Jodie A ^a   Unrau, Stephanie Powley ^a   Poitras, Veronica J ^c   Gray, Casey ^c   Adamo, Kristi B ^d   Janssen, Ian ^e   Okely, Anthony D ^b   Spence, John C ^a   Timmons, Brian W ^f   Sampson, Margaret ^c   Tremblay, Mark S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^e QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adiposity; Cardiometabolic health; Cognitive development; Early years; Fitness; Infants; Injury; Motor development; Physical activity; Preschoolers; Prone position; Psychosocial health; Skeletal health; Toddlers

Indexed keywords

EXERCISE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; HUMAN; INFANT; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXERCISE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 85034661606     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-017-4981-5     Document Type: Erratum

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