Harmonising data on the correlates of physical activity and sedentary behaviour in young people: Methods and lessons learnt from the international Children's Accelerometry database (ICAD)

• Main Authors: Andrew J. Atkin (Author), Stuart J. H. Biddle (Author), Stephanie T. Broyles (Author), Mai Chinapaw (Author), Ulf Ekelund (Author), Dale W. Esliger (Author), Bjorge H. Hansen (Author), Susi Kriemler (Author), Jardena J. Puder (Author), Lauren B. Sherar (Author), Esther M. F. van Sluijs (Author), On behalf of the International Children's Accelerometry Database (ICAD) (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Large, heterogeneous datasets are required to enhance understanding of the multi-level influences on children's physical activity and sedentary behaviour. One route to achieving this is through the pooling and co-analysis of data from multiple studies. Where this approach is...