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

• Main Authors: Sennhauser Felix H (Author), Ruch Nicole (Author), Mäder Urs (Author), Grize Leticia (Author), Bringolf-Isler Bettina (Author), Braun-Fahrländer Charlotte (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2009-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<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...