Study protocol of physical activity and sedentary behaviour measurement among schoolchildren by accelerometry - Cross-sectional survey as part of the ENERGY-project

• Main Authors: te Velde Saskia J (Author), Doessegger Alain (Author), Bringolf-Isler Bettina (Author), Kovács Éva (Author), Felső Regina (Author), Manios Yannis (Author), Androutsos Odysseas (Author), de Bourdeaudhuij Ilse (Author), Verloigne Maïté (Author), Yıldırım Mine (Author), Brug Johannes (Author), Chinapaw Mai JM (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2011-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Physical activity and sedentary behaviour among children should be measured accurately in order to investigate their relationship with health. Accelerometry provides objective and accurate measurement of body movement, which can be c...