Assessment of intensity, prevalence and duration of everyday activities in Swiss school children: a cross-sectional analysis of accelerometer and diary data

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Appropriately measuring habitual physical activity (PA) in children is a major challenge. Questionnaires and accelerometers are the most widely used instruments but both have well-known limitations. The aims of this study were to det...

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Main Authors: Sennhauser Felix H, Ruch Nicole, Mäder Urs, Grize Leticia, Bringolf-Isler Bettina, Braun-Fahrländer Charlotte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-08-01
Series:International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
Online Access:http://www.ijbnpa.org/content/6/1/50